Nationals vs Marlins, Game 3

[IanRubbish]

Yepez's 1st game was 7/5. He's had 204 PAs since then. From 7/5 to through last night, Ruiz has had 205 PAs with a .747 OPS.

So why not have MLB stop using full season stats to determine the playoffs, and just take the team's best 30 game stretch?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

With the posted, we honor our friend Old Chelsea with the traditional post that tracks the Nats wins to date, in Anglophile style.

THE RACING PRECEDENTS: Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 67th win of the season, each season:

2012 - 7th August (110th match of season)
2017 - 9th August (112th match)
2016 - 10th August (113th match)
2014 – 15th August (120th match)
2019 - 18th August (123rd match)
2005 - 26th August (128th match)
2013 - 28th August (132nd match)
2018 - 28th August (133rd match)
2015 - 2nd September (132nd match)
2011 - 11th September (144th match)
2024 - 14th September (148th match)
2007 - 17th September (150th match)
2023 - 19th September (152nd match)
2006 - 22nd September (153rd match)
2010 - 26th September (156th match)
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2022- finished 55-107 (.340)
2009 - finished 59-103 (.364)
2008 - finished 59-102 (.366)
2021 - finished 65-97 (.401)
2020 - finished 26-34 (.433)

The Nats next win milestone is 2010 (69). Niiiiiiice.

2006 and 2023 were 71 win seasons, 2007 the Nats won 73.  So it's 2 wins to match 2010, 3 to reach 70 wins, and 4 to tie 2006 and 2023. 6-8 ties 2007. Still mathematically possible to tie the win totals of 2011 (80) and 2005 (81).