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Nine thoughts after a three-game Nats sweep

From James Wood's turnaround to Jacob Young's improvement to baserunning and bullpen adventures, there's a lot to unpack from a big weekend in Milwaukee

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Mark Zuckerman
Apr 13, 2026
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What a weekend that turned out to be for the Nationals, who didn’t just win the series over the Brewers but swept in Milwaukee for the first time since June 2-4, 2006. The winning pitchers in that one? Ramon Ortiz, Bill Bray and Tony Armas Jr. Yeah, it’s been a while.

Since there was no one singular storyline that e…

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