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Why did they lose three out of four games to the Giants after having the most wins in the National League in 2014?

It wasn’t their pitching. (Nat’s ERA – 1.23, Giants – 1.60)

It wasn’t their fielding. (Each team made one costly miscue -Nats’ Fielding Pct. – .993, Giants – .994)

It wasn’t the managing (Despite what you read or think about Game 2 & 4).

Here’s why:

Name – Batting Average for the Division Series / Season Batting Average

D. Span – .105 / .302 – (19 at bats, two hits)

A. Rendon – .368 / .287 – (19 at bats, seven hits, one RBI))

J. Werth – .059 / .292 – (17 at bats, one hit)

A. LaRoche – .056 / .259 – (18 at bats, one hit)

I. Desmond – .167 / .255 – (18 at bats, three hits)

B. Harper – ..294 / .273 – (17 at bats, five hits, two HRs, four RBIs)

W. Ramos – .118 / .267 – (17 at bats, two hits)

A. Cabrera – .200 / .229 – (15 at bats, three hits, two RBIs)

N. Schierholtz – 1.000 / .225  – (two at bats, one hit, one walk)

R. Zimmerman – .250 / .280 – (four at bats, one hit)

D. Espinosa – .000 / .219 – (four at bats)

K. Frandsen – .000 / .259 – (one at bat)

S. Strasburg – .000 / .100 – (one at bat

J. Zimmerman – .000 / .182- (three at bats)

D. Fister – .000 / .077  – (three at bats)

G. Gonzolez – .000 / .087 – (one at bat)

T. Roark – .000 / .121 – (one at bat)

As a team.164 / .253  – (Worst of the eight teams in the DS playoffs. The Giants did a bit better – .222)

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