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The Washington Nationals secured their passage to the 2019 World Series on Tuesday night knocking off the Cardinals 7-4 to ensure a four-game sweep and the mark the first time in franchise history that the team has made it to the Fall Classic. According to a report by the New York Times, this marks the first time in 86 years that a World Series team has played in the nation’s capital. Those decades of pain and disappointment saw the departure of two previous franchises and years of underachievement by the Nationals before they finally broke through in a yea that they were far from the favorites in the National League.