Nationals Fans Boo DC Metro, Which Strands Them After NLDS Game 5 Loss

Postseason baseball in our nation’s capital usually creates a conundrum for baseball fans at Nationals Park. Not Thursday night, though.

The Washington Nationals squared off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the National League Division Series. The contest didn’t disappoint, lasting deep into the night as both teams emptied their bullpens.

There was one problem, though: Many fans in the area take the Metro to get to Nationals Park, since there’s a stop at the nearby Navy Yard. But the last train from the Navy Yard was scheduled to depart at 11:40 p.m. ET on Thursday, at which point the game still was in the seventh inning.

So, was there a rush to the exit to catch the last train home? Not quite.

Boos and chants of "metro sucks!" when the @Nationals announce the last @wmata train pic.twitter.com/gKNR1p51sC

— Madeline Marshall (@Maddie_Marshall) October 14, 2016

43,000+ boo as Nats Park announces the last Metro train.

— Chase Hughes (@chasedcsports) October 14, 2016

https://twitter.com/MartinDiCaro/status/786775548093759488

We applaud Nationals fans for not bailing on their team, but their story didn’t have a happy ending. The game, a 4-3 Dodgers win that eliminated Washington from contention, ended at 12:30 a.m., well after the Metro had closed for the evening. That meant thousands of already dejected Nationals fans had to find another way home.