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Washington Nationals talk 7-9 start to the season; moving on from early struggles...

Things could be worse, right? I mean, the Washington Nationals dropped five of their first six games this season, they had a COVID crisis, and they’ve had injuries to key players on the roster with Jon Lester, Will Harris, Wander Suero, Stephen Strasburg, Juan Soto, Alex Avila, Yan Gomes, Patrick Corbin, Luis Avilán, Josh Bell, Kyle Schwarber, and more missing time or injured early this season, and they’re still, after a 4-3 homestand, just two games under .500 at 7-9, and they’re just 1.5 games back in the NL East after 16 games. So, there are, you know, positives to take from that, right?