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The Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles are starting their three game series in Washington on Friday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm and the game can be found on MASN.
Simply put, the Beltway Series has never had as much importance as it does this weekend. The Nationals haven't been here for very long, and in that time neither they or the Orioles have been very good. Now the Orioles are, somewhat surprisingly, in first place in the AL East; and the Nationals sit just a half a game behind the Braves for first place in the NL East after leading the Division for most of the year. For two teams that share a broadcast partner, this one is for bragging rights.
We'll have plenty more on this series throughout the weekend here on SB Nation DC, so keep it locked to this StorySteam for all the latest news and updates as they become available. For more on this series and all things Washington Nationals baseball, please head over to Federal Baseball. You can also check out Camden Chat, SB Nation's Baltimore Orioles blog, for some perspective from the other dugout. As always, check out the SB Nation Major League Baseball hub page for more infer on this and all MLB series.