The problem is that people get too high during the winning streaks and too low during the rough points. We were never going to keep playing like we were in June all season. Plus we've been navigating the toughest part of our schedule. It gets way easier after Minnesota next week. Meanwhile, the Nats are about to enter the toughest part of theirs. They still have tough series outside of the division at Arizona, at San Fran, at Cubs, at Twins, at Cardinals, vs Indians, vs Brewers.
For us, we've just got tough series @Twins, vs Dodgers. Vs San Fran (late in season, who knows if they'll still be contending)