N.L. East Update

They probably will be all right by the season’s end, but the Washington Nationals continue to lose far too many games they should not.

With respect to the Miami Marlins, the Nationals have done very well vs their principal division rival, the New York Mets winning 9 of 13 games but that accounts for their entire lead over the Mets.

The Marlins managed by Don Mattingly, who in the famous words of “Howie Schtunk” said always seems to find the losing dugout, at least in big games, are 4 and a half games behind Washington.