 Sports at 25 and 55. Powered by Maximus. Moving people and technology forward. Here's Frank Hanrahan. About a week ago, we were talking about the Nationals and getting back to .500 and possibly making a run at the wild card spot. And then they started losing some games. They got swept by San Diego. They lost to the Rays in the opener of their series. But on Saturday, the Nationals' bats finally broke out. A lot of hits. Big seventh inning. C.J. Abrams with the homer. Jake Irvin pitched well as the Nationals.