Even after going 0 for 8 in the first two of three with the Pittsburgh Pirates in D.C., Nelson Cruz had a .287/.360/.455 line in May/June, after a .155/.253/.226 start to his 1-year/$15M free agent deal with the Washington Nationals in the month of April.
Cruz fouled a ball off his left shin in the series opener with the Bucs, and it took a minute to shake it off, but he did remain in the game on Monday night, and the Nats’ skipper said on Tuesday night his 41-year-old DH was good to go again.