As the Washington Nationals continue to struggle to get to the elusive .500 mark, the franchise will more than likely be a seller once again this summer. Even though the Nationals haven’t been able to get to .500 yet this season, there is reason to be optimistic about their future.

August 2, 2022, marked a seismic change for the Nationals organization. On that day, the aforementioned season’s Trade Deadline, Washington sent Juan Soto \-\- a generational talent who had helped the club win the ‘19 World Series -- to San Diego,

The visiting Chicago Cubs go for their fourth straight win when they play the Washington Nationals in the middle ... opposes Washington left-hander MacKenzie Gore (2-5, 3.16) on Wednesday.

The Washington Nationals (28-31) will host the Chicago Cubs (37-22), Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series.

It’s Wednesday, June 4 and the Cubs (38-22) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (28-32). Matthew Boyd is slated to take the mound for Chicago against MacKenzie Gore for Washington. Chicago took Game 1 of the series, 8-3, to extend their winning streak to three-straight and seven of the past eight.

After a great month of May, the Washington Nationals are trying to get to the elusive .500 mark and prove that this franchise is heading in the right direction.