Nationals hope to make up ground in important four-game series against Braves
Thursday 18
19:40
2019
Stephen Strasburg will start Thursday night's series opener against the Atlanta Braves. (Matt Slocum/Associated Press) BALTIMORE — The Washington Nationals left Oriole Park at Camden Yards later than they’d hoped on Wednesday night and with an unexpected result. After a 92-minute rain delay and a solid start from Erick Fedde, the Nationals’ bullpen fell apart in a 9-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Afterward, the Nationals scrambled to the airport to fly to Atlanta for a four-game series against the Braves, who lead the National League East by 6½ games. “Big series coming up, we got to wash [this loss],” ...
