Nationals have had 15 chances to get to .500 in the past 2 years. They're 0-15 in those games

CINCINNATI — On Thursday, gravitas was supposed to give way to catharsis.It was not supposed to end with outfielder Joey Wiemer chuckling on the mound, nor with infielder Jose Tena standing in right field, losing a flyball in the sun, then accidentally kicking the ball away when he couldn’t find it. It was not supposed to end in a 15-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, at least not in their ideal version of events.Advertisement