César Hernández singled to left off Pirates’ starter Mitch Keller in the first at-bat of tonight’s game in PNC Park, connecting for his 5th leadoff hit in five games on the Nationals’ current road trip. Hernández, the Nats’ highlighted in their pregame notes, began the 2nd of 4 with the Bucs having, “... hit safely in 7 of 8 games to start the season ...[and] recorded a run in 5 straight games,” as well.
Hernández’s was the first of four consecutive singles off Keller to start the game, with Juan Soto, Nelson Cruz, and Josh Bell all reaching base and Cruz and Bell driving in the first two runs with their hits, 2-0.