Davey Martinez isn’t pushing the panic button yet, especially considering the Nationals have not yet rolled out their expected everyday lineup as they wait for a number of key players to get cleared to come off the COVID IL. So even after the fifth straight loss and after the club suffered its third shutout loss in that stretch, he stressed the positives and kept the focus on moving forward to the next game.
“Hey, look, we’re playing hard, we’ve been in most of these ballgames,” Martinez said after the 3-0 loss in LA on Sunday. “Today we were 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.