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PODCAST: The Nats pushing for the playoffs

, 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 ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Nationals beat reporter, Craig Heist talks with ‘s Nats beat reporter, Bill Ladson, about the club as we hit the final month of the regular season.

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