They almost blew it, but the Washington Nationals beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays last night, earning a split of the two-game set in Tropicana Field. So, did the way they had to battle to come out on top give the club a boost they can build on going forward after two+ months up often subpar performances?
“Absolutely,” Davey Martinez said after last night’s win. “We’ll see tomorrow when we get home at 5:00 in the morning. But it was a huge win. A huge win. We know coming in here we know Tampa is good, they are in first place, and I thought we battled, we battled with them, and like I told the boys, I said, ‘Hey, you know what, we can do this.