74 games left for us. 37 wins puts us at 89. 76 games left for Nats. 45-41 record means they need 45 to get to 90 wins. 45-31 is what the Nats need to go to overtake us if we play .500 from here out. 7 games vs them in mid and late July should sort things out before the trade deadline.
Our schedule from mid August on is super easy minus one dodger series and 2 series vs the Nats. Last 45 games includes 28 against teams that are highly likely to sell at the trade deadline like the Mets,Jays,Royals,Giants, and White Sox. And the 17 non seller games includes 1 against the Rockies and 7 against the Phillies.