Nats fall in 10 as D-backs walk away with win

Kendrick's solo home run WASHINGTON -- After his team left 10 men on base in Friday night's loss to the D-backs, Nationals manager Dave Martinez decided to swap Ryan Zimmerman for Howie Kendrick in the lineup, moving the first baseman to the second spot and putting Kendrick cleanup. Martinez said he wanted to switch things up in hopes that his offense could come alive.

"We just have to get that one big hit," Martinez said before the game.

View Full Game Coverage

In Saturday's 4-3 10-inning loss, the Nationals' sixth in their past seven games, Martinez did get a big hit from both Zimmerman and Kendrick. The swap, it seemed, had worked. But not much else did for the Nationals, as Zimmerman and…