From .1 to #1: The Nationals Win the World Series

The Nationals were down again.

Of course, they were.

That's when the Nationals are at their best.

Doesn't matter if it's 19-31 in May or down 3-1 in the 8th in the Wild Card game or down 3-0 late in LA in Game 5 of the NLDS or down 3-2 in the World Series. When their backs were against the wall this season, the Washington Nationals were at their best.

They did it again Wednesday night trailing 2-0 in Game 7 of the World Series vs Houston.

Max Scherzer kept them in the game efforting through 5 innings giving up 7 hits but only allowing 2 runs while the Astros 5 on the bases in the first 3 innings.

Max Scherzer is MacGyer. Getting out of a situation with whatever he has.

— Wes McElroy (@YoWes910TheFan) October 31, 2019

Then they finally woke up the bats and struck with 3 in the 7th.

M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!
M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!
M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!
M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!
M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!#WorldSeries // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/Tk5uUOeVGg

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 31, 2019

I got, I got, I got, I got l̶o̶y̶a̶l̶t̶y̶,̶ ̶g̶o̶t̶ ̶r̶o̶y̶a̶l̶t̶y̶ clutch genes inside my DNA.#WorldSeries // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/lwrOTkiRVD

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 31, 2019

In one of the biggest upsets in World Series history (Washington was the biggest WS underdog since the 2007 Colorado Rockies), the Nationals pulled off a startling comeback on a season that at 19-31 on May 25th gave them a .1% chance of winning the National League.

But as the National League, the Brewers, Dodgers, and Cardinals quickly found it, it's what the Astros learned over the course of 7 games: the Nationals lived up to their motto #StayintheFight.

Wednesday they lived up to their motto as they #FinishedtheFight.

There they are. pic.twitter.com/YUeuOCczPs

— Barry Svrluga (@barrysvrluga) October 31, 2019

6-2 Final.

Washington in 7.

The Nationals are World Series Champions.