Nationals Move to Brink of 1st Washington Postseason Since 1933

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The Washington Nationals split a doubleheader with the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving one win from giving the nation’s capital a postseason baseball team for the first time in 79 years.

The Nationals (90-58), who have the best record in Major League Baseball, need one win in their 14 remaining games this season to reach the playoffs as the National League East division champion or as one of the league’s two wild cards.