Federal Baseball · Apr 26, 2021
Running cold: Washington Nationals’ baserunning blunders add up
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Victor Robles ran around second base and through a stop sign in Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Mets. The Nationals have been successful at taking extra bases just 39 percent of the time this season.Twice again in Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the New York Mets, Washington Nationals’ runners were thrown out on the basepaths.
It’s been a problem before this season, and this time it cost the Nationals a chance to score runs against a vulnerable Tijuan Walker, who allowed three hits and three walks over six innings but never let a runner get to third base, with some help from the runners themselves.