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Confident Nats showing they could win on the margins

The Nationals won their opening series not by out-talenting the Cubs, but by using their whole roster in a manner they believe will pay off this season

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Mark Zuckerman
Mar 30, 2026
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CHICAGO – The most surprising thing about the Nationals’ surprising series win at Wrigley Field this weekend? That the guys in the visitors’ clubhouse weren’t surprised at all by what they had just done.

“I think it’s great for confidence. But at the end of the day, we came in here knowing we were going to do that,” …

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