Nationals discover another way to lose

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | By the time the ball clipped the inside of the third-base bag, sealing the Washington Nationals' 15th loss in 18 games, the foundation for a third straight blown lead against the Tampa Bay Rays had already been laid. There was the customary stuff: runners reaching third base with less than two outs and getting stuck there, walks turning into runs off gut-punch homers and the Nationals' offense pulling up lame after taking an early edge. The natural, almost inevitable flow the Nationals' three losses to the Tampa Bay Rays had this weekend was simply punctuated by ... Email </a