They showered, dressed and left Turner Field without saying much. It's not like there's anything left to say.
The Washington Nationals just completed a brutal road trip, one that featured almost daily poundings at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins and Atlanta Braves. By the end of yesterday's 13-6 loss to the Braves, manager Frank Robinson's team looked moribund and resigned to its fate.
The Nationals finished 2-7 on the trip, losing seven of the last eight to fall to a season-worst 20 games under .500 (55-75). Worse, they seemed to play the same ballgame every day, cringing as their starting pitcher imploded and left them staring at big early deficits.
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