It's funny, it seems like the only two options are panic or rationality. Saying it's hard to see might have been going too far, but honestly things are kind of in the balance. If you use the Braves performance in the 46 games they've played against their remaining opponents (a pretty big sample since all but 3 are divisional), and the Nats last 20 games against winning teams + the Phillies, that would give the Nats the division by one game. This weekend was a big missed opportunity, obviously. I know there's no point in worrying about it, but like I said I don't think people quite see that it might not be the coast to the finish line a 5.5 game lead seems like.
