Winning, but not really

The mob of red jerseys at home plate at the end of today's Nationals game seemed an oddly familiar sight.

Today's walkoff victory was their 8th one this season. They have 33 wins, total.

Walkoffs are inherently home wins. They only have 18 home wins.

Nearly a quarter of their wins were earned in the final pitch? Doesn't sound like something to boast about. And 25-58--their record had those opposing pitchers been one or two strikes more effective--is dreadfully low.

As fun and dramatic as walkoffs are, I'd so much rather see a nice boring game where we just score consistently during the game and keep the other team's scoring to a minimum. Tall order, I know.