After jacking homer, Ramos ready for postseason action

NEW YORK -- Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos made it clear after the team's 3-0 victory over the Mets on Sunday afternoon that he wants to play in the postseason.

Ramos was with Washington in 2012 when it won its last division title. But he missed most of the season after tearing his right medial meniscus while chasing a ball against the Reds that spring. Ramos remembers being on the bench that year while rehabbing the knee.

"For me, this is a very important year," Ramos said. "I remember in 2012 I was on the bench for the playoffs. It's totally different this year. I want to help the team to make the playoffs. That's the reason I'm working hard, I want to play this year in the postseason and not be on the bench."

The Nationals have chance to clinch the division title as early as this Tuesday against the Braves in Atlanta.

"That's the team we have to beat," Ramos said. "We have to compete against those guys and try to win every time we play against them. They are in second place. We have to win, especially against that team."