WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals return home to play Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks following a three- city road trip to Atlanta, Miami and Pittsburgh.The Nationals were 4-5 during the trip and clinched the National League East title on Saturday night with a 6-1 win in Pittsburgh.Washington (91-64) can now turn its attention to holding down the second-best record in the National League. That would assure the Nationals of hosting Games 1 and 2 of the National League Division Series on Oct. 7 and 8 at Nationals Park.It appears likely the Nationals will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs.That is important. We have to finish up strong. These games are all meaningful and we have to approach it like that, left fielder Jayson Werth told Mid-Atlantic Sports Network after Sundays 10-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.The starting pitchers Monday will be Washington right-hander Tanner Roark (15-9, 2.70) against Arizona right-hander Archie Bradley (7-9, 5.02). Roark is going for a career-high 16th win after he won 15 games in his first year as a starter in 2014.We will be back to work tomorrow, said Werth, who tied the game Sunday with a homer in the eighth.Roark was the hard-luck loser on Tuesday when he gave up one run and three hits in seven innings in a 1-0 loss at Miami.Bradley allowed eight runs (seven earned) in 3 1/3 innings in a loss to Washington on Aug. 1. But he has given up three runs or fewer in five of his last six starts and is 3-1 with a 4.94 ERA during that run.The Nationals may get a break in the series as Arizona right-hander Zack Greinke (shoulder soreness) may not make a start anymore this year.If he doesnt start Tuesday, theres probably a good chance he doesnt start again, Arizona manager Chip Hale said Sunday. Thats my opinion right now, but well have to get some input from the doctors.Greinke is 13-7 with a 4.37 ERA in 26 starts this year.I know we were happy with the MRI results. Its just more swelling in there. You cant really go full speed until the swelling goes down, so its hard to say hes going to be able to start, Hale added.Washington will try to get healthy in the last week of the season.Daniel Murphy, an MVP candidate, has missed several games recently with a strained buttocks.Right fielder Bryce Harper hurt his left thumb Sunday in Pittsburgh when he slid into third in the third inning with a triple. Harper stayed in the game and scored a run but was replaced in right by Chris Heisey in the bottom of the third.The benches later emptied when Washington pitcher A.J. Cole threw a pitch behind Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang, who did a fake tag on the Harper triple.His hand is sore. We are going to take care of it. It is day-to-day, Washington manager Dusty Baker told reporters in Pittsburgh. Baker, who was not pleased with the fake tag, said Harper hurt his thumb and may get an X-ray Monday.Hale, meanwhile, feels like his team is battling against playoff-bound foes.They were fighting their hearts out like some of the teams weve been playing and our guys matched in, Hale said after a 2-1 loss Sunday in Baltimore.The series with the last-place Diamondbacks (64-91) will feature the return of Matt Williams, who was the manager of the Nationals for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Williams was on the coaching staff of the Diamondbacks before he became the Washington manager and he is back with Arizona as a third base coach under Hale. Hydro Flask Boca Ancha . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. Hydro Flask Estándar Boca .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. http://www.botellashydroflask.es/hydro-flask-cafe.html . The phone hearing is scheduled for 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt. Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. Hydro Flask Comprar . The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set. Botellas Hydro Flask Straw Lid . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. With the College Football Playoff committee preparing to release its first rankings of the season Tuesday night (7 p.m. ET on ESPN, WatchESPN), we commissioned our own focus group -- of more than 100,000 fans -- to predict the national champion.The results of our week-long poll -- which we broke down both nationally and state-by-state -- showed just how split the country is among the top teams and how parochial fans of college football are. Alabama was SportsNations choice to win the national title, but only by a hair:Some interesting takeaways from our poll results:The ultimate margin between Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC) and Michigan (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) was just 70 votes out of more than 104,000 total votes cast. The Wolverines (17) won more states than the Crimson Tide (14) despite falling just short in the popular vote.Every school among the 10 finalists picked by ESPN.coms experts won at least its home state save for Baylor (6-1, 3-1 Big 12). The state of Texas was won by Texas A&M (7-1, 4-1 SEC). Clemson (8-0, 5-0 ACC), Louisville (7-1; 5-1 ACC), Ohio State (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) and Texas A&M each came out on top in just one state apiece.The most lopsided states were Alabama and West Virginia, with the Tide and Mountaineers (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) each garnering 83 percent of votes in their home states. Following close behind was Michigan, which received 80 percent of votes in its home state, and Washington (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12), at 79 percent. Nebraska (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) won its home state by 60 percentage points.So, how did your state vote? Here are the results for each one:Alabama 83% -- Alabama 5% -- Michigan 2% -- Ohio State 2% -- Washington 8% -- All othersAlaska35% -- Washington 26% -- Alabama 17% -- Michigan 23% -- All othersArizona25% -- Michigan 21% -- Alabama 15% -- Washington 39% -- all othersArkansas49% -- Alabama 11% -- Michigan 7% -- Nebraska 32% -- All othersCalifornia29% -- Michigan 21% -- Washington 20% -- Alabama 29% -- All othersColorado23% -- Michigan 21% -- Alabama 19% -- Nebraska 36% -- All othersConnecticut32% -- Michigan 27% -- Alabama 8% -- West Virginia 33% -- All othersDelaware25% -- West Virginia 23% -- Michigan 20% -- Ohio State 32% -- All othersFlorida37% -- Alabama 24% -- Michigan 10% -- Ohio State 29% -- All othersGeorgia47% -- Alabama 13% -- Clemson 13% -- Michigan 28% -- All othersHawaii34% -- Washington 19% -- Alabama 15% -- Michigan 22% -- All othersIdaho42% -- Washington 22% -- Alabama 16% -- Michigan 19% -- All othersIllinois39% -- Michigan 20% -- Alabama 11% -- Ohio State 30% -- All othersIndiana39% -- Michigan 16% -- Alabama 16% -- Ohio State 28% -- All othersIowa36% -- Nebraska 26% -- Michigan 20% -- Alabama 19% -- All othersKansas39% -- Nebraska 23% -- Alabama 15% -- Michigan 23% -- All othersKentucky60% -- Louisville 15% -- Alabama 9% -- Michigan 16% -- All othersLouisiana51% -- Alabama 14% -- Michigan 7% -- Texas A&M 28% -- All othersMaine36% -- Michigan 15% -- Alabama 12% -- Clemson 38% -- All othersMaryland33% -- West Virginia 21% -- Alabama 19% -- Michigan 27% -- All othersMassachusetts34% -- Michigan 22% -- Alabama 9% -- Ohio State 34% -- All othersMichigan80% -- Michigan 8% -- Alabama 6% -- Ohio State 6% -- All othersMinnesota35% -- Michigan 22% -- Alabama 19% -- Nebraska 24% -- All othersMississippi66% -- Alabama 11% -- Michigan 5% -- Ohio State 19% -- All othersMissouri27% -- Alabama 24% -- Michigan 18% -- Nebraska 32% -- All othersMontana30% -- Washington 22% -- Michigan 18% -- Alabama 31% -- All othersNebraska72% -- Nebraska 12% -- Alabama 9% -- Michigan 8% -- All othersNevada29% -- Michigan 22% -- Washington 19% -- Alabama 30% -- All othersNew Hampshire33% -- Alabama 31% -- Michigan 7% -- Washington 29% -- All othersNew Jersey32% -- Michigan 22% -- Alabama 12% -- West Virginia 34% -- All othersNew Mexico27% -- Alabama 21% -- Michigan 12% -- Texas A&M 40% -- All othersNew York34% -- Michigan 20% -- Alabama 14% -- West Virginia 33% -- All othersNorth Carolina?28% -- Alabama 21% -- Clemson 18% -- Michigan 33% -- All othersNorth Dakota26% -- Michigan 23% -- Nebraska 20% -- Alabama 31% -- All othersOhio53% -- Ohio State 25% -- Michigan 11% -- Alabama 12% -- All othersOklahoma33% -- Alabama 18% -- Michigan 12% -- Nebraska 37% -- All othersOregon45% -- Washington 20% -- Alabama 15% -- Michigan 21% -- All othersPennsylvania28% -- West Virginia 26% -- Michigan 18% -- Alabama 30% -- All othersRhode Island?29% -- Michigan 29% -- Alabama 11% -- West Virginia 30% -- All othersSouth Carolina?65% -- Clemson 13% -- Alabama 7% -- Michigan 14% -- All othersSouth Dakota50% -- Nebraska 18% -- Michigan 17% -- Alabama 15% -- All othersTennessee44% -- Alabama 15% -- Clemson 15% -- Michigan 26% -- All othersTexas33% -- Texas A&M 26% -- Alabama 11% -- Michigan 30% -- All othersUtah28% -- Alabama 27% -- Washington 23% -- Michigan 23% -- All othersVermont42% -- Michigan 25% -- Alabama 8% -- Clemson 25% -- All othersVirginia26% -- Alabama 23% -- West Virginia 20% -- Michigan 32% -- All othersWashington79% -- Washington 10% -- Alabama 5% -- Michigan 7% -- All othersWest Virginia83% -- West Virginia 9% -- Alabama 2% -- Michigan 6% -- All othersWisconsin39% -- Michigan 29% -- Alabama 9% -- Nebraska 23% -- All othersWyoming25% -- Nebraska 22% -- Michigan 15% -- Washington 39% -- All others ' ' '