Federal Baseball · May 13, 2021
Washington Nationals’ Andrew Stevenson gets a start...
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesDavey Martinez penciled Andrew Stevenson in as his leadoff hitter in Wednesday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, hoping the left-handed hitting outfielder, who’s hit fastballs well (.342 AVG) in his career, could provide a spark against Philly righty Zack Wheeler (who’s thrown 63.1% fastballs this season acc. to Fangraphs, 62.9% between his 4-seam and sinker according to Baseball Savant).
Martinez said he wanted to have somebody up top to get on base in front of his No. 2 hitter, Trea Turner, and No. 3 hitter, Juan Soto.