Juan Soto’s .177/.333/.235 line over the last 10 games (in which he’d hit 2 doubles, taken 8 walks, and struck out twice in 42 plate appearances) had cost him 19 points on his batting average, 14 on his OBP, and 60 on his SLG, leaving him with a .245/.381/.452 line over 189 plate appearances in 43 games before last night’s matchup with the LA Dodgers.
Before last night’s game, Davey Martinez once again acknowledged he is making some of the moves he’s made with his lineup recently with an eye on getting Soto back on track after he’s struggled to put up Soto-esque numbers over the first two months of his fifth major league season.