2017 Washington Nationals season
97-65 and a 20-game division margin, then a 9-8 Game 5 loss to the Cubs.
The 2017 season was the Nationals' 13th in Washington. Under Dusty Baker they went 97-65, finished 20 games ahead of the second-place Miami Marlins and won the National League East for the fourth time in six years, then lost the Division Series to the Chicago Cubs.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 2017
- League
- National League
- Division
- East
- Ballpark
- Nationals Park
- City
- Washington, D.C.
- Record
- 97–65 (.599)
- Divisional place
- 1st
- Owners
- Lerner Enterprises
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Background
The Nationals were the first team in the majors that year to clinch a playoff spot and a division title. Their 97 wins were the second-best total in Nationals history at the time. As of 2025 it was the club's most recent NL East title. The Division Series against the defending champion Cubs went the full five games and ended with a 9-8 loss at Nationals Park on October 12.
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