Washington Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez wasn’t making any excuses when a reporter asked the second-year manager if he cut himself and his team some slack with the sort of makeshift lineup he fielded on Sunday in Philadelphia. Martinez’s options are limited after Matt Adams and Juan Soto went on the Injured List over the last week, joining the likes of Trea Turner, Anthony Rendon, and Ryan Zimmerman on the IL, but he wasn’t using that as an excuse following the 7-1 loss in the series finale in Citizens Bank Park, so no, he wasn’t cutting himself any slack.
Washington Nationals’ lineup for series opener with the Milwaukee Brewers...
