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posted, we honor the memory of 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 56th win, each season
2016 - 16th July (92nd match)
2017 - 17th July (92nd match)
2012 - 23rd July (95th match of season)
2014 - 25th July (100th match)
2019 - 28th July (105th match)
2005 - 31st July (105th match)
2018 - 4th August (110th match)
2026 - 5th August (116th match)2015 - 6th August (107th match)
2011 - 9th August (115th match)
2013 - 10th August (116th match)
2023 - 18th August (123rd match)
2024 - 18th August (125th match)
2007 - 20th August (125th match)
2010 - 29th August (131st match)
2006 - 31st August (133rd match)
2025 - 3rd September (139th match)
2021 - 4th September (135th match)
2008 - 7th September (144th match)
2009 - 1st October (159th match)
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2022- finished 55-107 (.340)
2020 - finished 26-34 (.433)
Team 2021 56th win came after a 2-11 stretch as the wheels fell off after the salary dump at the deadline.
This win for Team 2026 broke a 7 game losing streak that dropped the playoff odds from 10% down to 2%. Started at the end of the homestand during which the Nats traded Curtis Mead and continued through the further sell-down of Luis Garcia Jr and Foster Griffin before the trade deadline. This game also marked the MLB debut of Andrew Pinckney as well as the first Nats appearance of a couple of relievers we acquired in trade (Dion, Cruz).