Washington's first game of the season was decided by the little things and a lot of same-old, same-old.

Trevor Rosenthal and Kyle Barraclough are part of a disastrous eighth inning in Washington's 11-8 loss to New York, spoiling a rally against Noah Syndergaard.

More eighth-inning woes cost Washington a three-run lead, but Turner's walk-off homer was the difference.

Harper ends up 3 for 5 with a towering home run, and Philadelphia beats Washington, 8-2, on a troubling night for the home team.

The eighth inning was again a trap the Nationals couldn’t avoid, but Jake Noll's first career RBI dealt the Phillies their first loss of the season.

No walk-off needed this time. Washington finally got an all-around victory, spoiling Mets' home opener.

Two days after a hopeful performance, another bullpen letdown doomed Washington at Citi Field.

Sipp signed with the Nationals on March 13 as the final piece to their bullpen.

Trevor Rosenthal scuffled in the eighth again, and new arrival Joe Ross gave up a three-run homer in the ninth before the Nationals held on.

Washington rallies in the ninth after Aníbal Sánchez’s strong start is spoiled by three Philadelphia home runs, but tying run is stranded at third in a 4-3 loss.

Victor Robles ties the game in the ninth and Juan Soto breaks it open in the 10th as Washington wins, 10-6.

What could resonate beyond one April victory was how Martinez used the 32-year-old Doolittle in the first place.

Staked to a 15-0 lead, Trevor Rosenthal finally gets an out in the ninth — three of them — as Nats roll on the road.

Anthony Rendon’s two homers went for naught as relief corps coughed up lead in eighth, then Pittsburgh’s Colin Moran blasted three-run homer in 10th of a 6-3 loss.

Adam Eaton, Howie Kendrick homer in eighth, and Wander Suero and Sean Doolittle seal the deal.

The bullpen allowed a late run in the loss, a continuation of Washington’s season-long frustration.