Davey Martinez’s club collected a total of 11 hits in last night’s series opener with Toronto’s Blue Jays, but they were just 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position and ten left on base.
Blue Jays’ hitters combined for just seven hits, but four of them were home runs off of Nats’ starter Aníbal Sánchez, and that was enough for the visitors in the first of four between the two teams in Washington, D.C. this week.
“The solo shot, obviously, usually doesn’t kill you,” Nationals’ catcher Kurt Suzuki said after the loss, “but we obviously have to score runs as well.