Inexperienced bullpen can't pass first big test
Five Nationals relievers weren't able to protect a 5-1 lead this afternoon in Philadelphia, handing their team its first gut-punch loss of the season
PHILADELPHIA – The feeling inside the Nationals clubhouse late this afternoon was simultaneously optimistic and downtrodden. Given the situation they’re in, a 3-3 opening week against two expected playoff contenders, with two of the losses coming by one run, was reason to feel hopeful.
And yet … oh, how close the Nat…
