Another bullpen implosion, another tough-to-accept loss
The Nationals put themselves in position to beat the Dodgers, but they were again done-in by a relief corps that has yet to prove it can close games
The set of circumstances that led to the critical sequence of today’s game at Nationals Park – Cionel Pérez not only taking the mound for the top of the eighth today, but remaining on the mound to face five batters despite retiring none of them – is lengthy.
It begins with Saturday’s blowout loss to the Dodgers, in …
