Summing up the Washington Nationals’ 5-0 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday, and the three-game sweep in Citi Field, skipper Davey Martinez pointed to the errors, misplays, and walks his team allowed as the root causes for the way the team performed in the less-than-stellar series.
“The walks, and the defense, two bad combinations,” the fifth-year skipper explained after the finale with the Mets.
“We got to play better on defense, and we’ve got to limit the walks. I’ve always said, the hitting comes and goes, that’s part of the game, but you’ve got to do three constants: play defense, run the bases well, and pitch well.