Craig Heist, wtop.com

WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals head into the month of September with a 6 1/2 game lead over the Atlanta Braves and 7 in the loss column.

They snapped their second five-game losing streak of the year with an 8-4 win over the Marlins in Miami on Thursday night. They have won their first two games of their four-game series against the defending World Series champs, the St. Louis Cardinals, by a combined score of 18-1.

The playoff push in the “Hunt for October” is in full swing for this club and WTOP’s Nationals beat reporter, Craig Heist talks with MLB.com‘s Nats beat reporter, Bill Ladson, about the club as we hit the final month of the regular season.

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