| Power Ranking |
| WEEK |
RECORD |
RANK |
COMMENT |
| Week 26 |
52-103 |
30 |
The Nationals have lost 21 of 27 to fall 51 games under .500. |
| Week 25 |
51-98 |
30 |
Adam Dunn reached the 100-RBI mark for the fifth time in six years. |
| Week 24 |
50-93 |
30 |
In the NL, Adam Dunn is fourth in OPS (.973), tied for second in walks (104) and tied for fifth in homers (37). |
| Week 23 |
47-90 |
30 |
The Nationals have had three streaks of seven or more losses. |
| Week 22 |
46-85 |
30 |
Nyjer Morgan has been a tremendous pickup for the Nats, hitting .365 with a .416 OBP in 38 games. |
| Week 21 |
44-80 |
30 |
Ryan Zimmerman has already established a career high with 26 home runs. |
| Week 20 |
43-75 |
29 |
The Nationals are 11-4 in August and have scored 83 runs, the third most in the NL. |
| Week 19 |
40-72 |
30 |
The Nats have won eight straight games and are 14-11 under manager Jim Riggleman. |
| Week 18 |
33-72 |
30 |
Josh Willingham has 16 home runs and 40 RBIs in his past 66 games. |
| Week 17 |
30-68 |
30 |
The Nationals are 4-7 since Jim Riggleman took the reins as manager. |
| Week 16 |
26-65 |
30 |
The Nats have lost 10 of their past 11 and are 0-4 under new manager Jim Riggleman. |
| Week 15 |
26-61 |
30 |
Jim Riggleman takes over a team that is last in the NL in every major pitching statistic. |
| Week 14 |
24-55 |
30 |
The Nationals are the only major league team with a run differential of minus-100 or lower (-101). |
| Week 13 |
22-51 |
30 |
John Lannan went 3-0 with a 2.19 ERA and 13 K's in 37.0 IP in June. |
| Week 12 |
20-47 |
30 |
The Nationals had won four straight games, their best streak since September 2008, before losing to Toronto on Sunday. |
| Week 11 |
16-45 |
30 |
Can Manny Acta survive? The Nats have lost 15 of 18 and 26 of their past 32 games. |
| Week 10 |
15-40 |
30 |
Adam Dunn is the only player with more home runs (17) than his team's win total (15). |
| Week 9 |
13-36 |
30 |
The Nationals have lost six straight games, 15 of their past 17 and 18 of 21. |
| Week 8 |
13-30 |
30 |
The Nats have lost 12 of 15, but Ryan Zimmerman has reached base in 42 straight games. |
| Week 7 |
11-25 |
30 |
The Nationals have allowed 225 runs and are tied with the Orioles and the Indians for the most allowed in baseball. |
| Week 6 |
10-19 |
30 |
Washington enjoyed its best stretch of the season, winning five of its past seven games. |
| Week 5 |
6-17 |
30 |
Not all is bad for the Nats: Right-hander Shairon Martis is 3-0. |
| Week 4 |
4-13 |
30 |
Jordan Zimmermann (2-0, 2.38 ERA) has half the Nationals' wins. |
| Week 3 |
1-10 |
30 |
Nationals manager Manny Acta announced after the game Sunday that he will make radical changes, especially in the bullpen, which allowed the Marlins to erase deficits on consecutive days. |
| Week 2 |
0-6 |
30 |
The Nationals have been outscored 26-45, and their pitchers carry the worst ERA in the NL (7.84). The Nats' starters have allowed 31 runs in 26 innings. |
