Luis García was in the midst of a mini-slump before he got two consecutive days off over the weekend in the series with the Tigers, three with the off-day on Monday, and manager Davey Martinez talked before the finale with Detroit in Nationals Park about keeping the 22-year-old infielder sharp and focused as the season goes forward.
“I had a conversation with him,” Martinez explained. “This is just kind of a reset for him. Like I said yesterday, he’s playing well. We want to continue to have him play well. I just want to make sure that he doesn’t — he wears a lot on his sleeve when he doesn’t hit.