Washington Nationals: Takeaways From 10-5 Win Vs. White Sox

Check out our three takeaways from last night’s 10-5 Washington Nationals win over the White Sox.

Last night, the Washington Nationals (35-23) faced an early deficit as they trailed 5-2 after the second inning against the Chicago White Sox (29-29). However, the offense for the second straight game found a way to mount a comeback as they scored eight unanswered runs to win the game, 10-5.

The key for the Nats’ offense last night was to remain patient against Latos. Despite facing that early deficit, the offense drew four walks against the White Sox’ right-hander over 4.1 innings. One stat that stood out was the patience of leadoff hitter Ben Revere, who saw 33 pitches in the five at-bats he had in the game (two walks).

Out of the 12 hits that the Washington Nationals had last night, six of them went for extra-bases, including five doubles and a home run by Anthony Rendon. The double that might have had the most importance was Bryce Harper’s two-run double in the fifth inning against Dan Jennings, which gave the Nats a 6-5 lead.

Even though Dusty Baker had to ask a lot out of his bullpen last night because of a short outing from Joe Ross, Blake Treinen threw three shutout innings and kept the Nats in front despite throwing 66 pitches. Due to the Mets being swept yesterday in a doubleheader by the Pirates, the Nats enter today with a 3.5 game lead in the NL East.

Before Max Scherzer takes on James Shields in the second game of this three game series tonight (8:10 p.m ET, MASN2), here are my takeaways from last night’s 10-5 win:

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