You know a team has done something special when two of its most seasoned veterans - in this case Adam LaRoche and Scott Hairston, who have a combined 22 MLB season between them - say they've never seen anything like it. Sure, teams have closed 10-game homestands at 9-1 before. That's rare, but not extraordinary. Five walk-off wins in six nights, though? A team-record 10-game winning streak? How about a finale that saw the Nats go down five runs, then explode for 12 of their own in a three-inning span? One walk around the Nats clubhouse after Sunday's 14-6 win over the Giants and it was clear: what just transpired at Nationals Park over the last week-plus was quite unusual. "You can't explain it, no," LaRoche said. "I've been on some good stretches, but not to be down late in as many games as we were and find a way to come back. You just don't see that too often." "It was a great homestand," Hairston added. "I've never experienced anything like it and I think that it's safe to say nobody has." The final game wasn't just among the best the Nationals have played all season. Try one of the best games one 29-year-old veteran has ever been a part of. "That was one of the best games that...
Nationals rough up Giants bullpen in 14-6 win (NBC on Yahoo Sports)
Published August 25, 2014 at 7:40 AM
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