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Washington Nationals: Have their wings been clipped?

By Blake Finney

BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 29: Jace Peterson #29 of the Baltimore Orioles is tagged out at home plate by catcher Pedro Severino #29 of the Washington Nationals for the third out of the fifth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 29, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 29: Jace Peterson #29 of the Baltimore Orioles is tagged out at home plate by catcher Pedro Severino #29 of the Washington Nationals for the third out of the fifth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 29, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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The Washington Nationals are reeling after a poor series in Toronto. The upcoming series against the Baltimore Orioles couldn’t have come at a better time.

After a poor series against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Washington Nationals now head back home. After a brief encounter with the New York Yankees, they once again face their Beltway rival Baltimore Orioles.

MASN’s Paul Mancano joins us on the DoDCast to look ahead to a series that the Nationals really need to bounce back in.

On this edition of the DoDCast they discuss the following:

  • What went wrong in Toronto?
  • How will they handle the game and a half against the Yankees
  • The O’s woes getting worse in June
  • Preview each matchup
  • Answer your listener questions

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Somehow, the Orioles struggles have only grown since the Nats last saw them in May. They’ve lost 11 of 14 in June, and now posses a 20-50 record in 2018.

Their hottest hitter right now is O’s stalwart Adam Jones, who’s hitting .365 over the last 12 games. Although he doesn’t have the runs and RBIs, that’s largely come from the fact no other Orioles hitters are hitting over .260 in the last week.

They also welcomed back Zach Britton from a lengthy spell out injured and hopes to get back to his old self. So far he’s had three scoreless outing for the birds and is looking to reclaim the closer’s role. He’s going to be the ideal trade candidate for this team

For the Nationals, it will be interesting to see how they handle Michael Taylor during this series. Before playing in American League parks, they were sitting Taylor against right-handed pitchers. But now, as the hottest hitter on the team, he may be pushing Adam Eaton, Juan Soto and Bryce Harper for playing time.

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The Washington Nationals badly need a bounce-back series, and the Baltimore Orioles are the perfect opponent for this. Now unlike the Blue Jays series, they need to capitalize on it.

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