The Washington Nationals are on fire
By: Tyler Walters The Washington Nationals have become the hottest team in baseball over the last couple of weeks. The Nats are now 13-2 over their last 15 games. There was a great deal of hype for the Nationals coming into the season because they have a new manager and Bryce Harper is in the last year of his contract in Washington. But the team got off to a slow start. They started their season with a sweep of the Reds but then lost a series to the Braves and were swept by the Mets. They then went 7-10 after the Mets series but have found their stride lately. The Nationals are operating under first year manager Dave Martinez who was the Cubs bench coach before heading to Washington. Martinez coached alongside Joe Madden for the last ten years so there was certainly a buzz that followed him to Washington. Since April 29, the Nationals have been clicking on all cylinders and last night was no different. Watching games at Chase Field in Arizona is alway...