Aaron Boone and Felipe Lopez react to the club's struggles

Bob and Ray recap the Nats' series with the Marlins as they get swept with a 5-2 loss

Laynce Nix describes the Nats' performance so far in the series against the Marlins

This edition of Covering the Bases features Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus

Davey Johnson discusses Laynce Nix and Jonny Gomes being teammates again

Ryan Zimmerman explains how the Nationals' offense needs to step up when it's behind

Drew Storen talks with the media about how disappointed he is that he gave up a two-run home run in the ninth

Davey Johnson talks with the media about how his club had a lot of fight in them despite the loss

Ray and Bob recap the Nationals' 7-5 loss to the Marlins

Blake Davis talks with the media about facing his old college roommate Ricky Romero

Alfredo Simon talks with Gary Thorne about how good he has felt recently on the mound

Buck Showalter tells Gary Thorne how hard Ricky Romero was for his hitters in the 3-0 loss

Mike Flanagan tells O's Xtra why Ricky Romero was so hard to hit tonight in the Orioles' loss

Debbi talks with Livan Hernandez about what type of ballplayer Ian Desmond is

Ben Goessling joins Nats Xtra to discuss the Nationals' trade chips leading up to the deadline

Debbi sits down with the newly acquired Jonny Gomes to talk about his role with the Nationals

Laynce Nix discusses the Nationals' rough night on offense after Tuesday's loss