Victor Robles, 24, is off to an 0 for 15 start this season, in what the club is hoping will be a bounce-back campaign for their six-year veteran, who’s K’d in six of 17 plate appearances, reaching base only via hit-by-pitch so far.
Robles has now played in six and started in five as the Nationals try to get his swing right, and find spots where he can have success as they build his confidence back up as well. It wasn’t a good matchup last night, according to his manager, Davey Martinez, with slider-heavy (44.1%) righty JT Brubaker on the mound for the Pirates in the series opener in PNC Park, so the outfielder sat out again.