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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Mon Mar 31, 2014, 09:31 AM Mar 2014

Mets look to improve upon league-best Opening Day record

AP MIKE FITZPATRICK
QUEENS -- Last season started so perfectly for the Washington Nationals.

Stephen Strasburg went seven innings and Bryce Harper homered twice in a 2-0 win over Miami. First step on their march back to October baseball - or so it seemed.

Before long, the Nationals hit the skids and missed the playoffs at 86-76 after topping the majors with 98 wins in 2012. Now, they're a popular World Series pick again.

"I think a lot of it has to do with how much talent is on our roster and how good we look on paper," Strasburg said. "That's not going to carry you the whole way."

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/sports/pro/baseball&id=9485758