Juan Soto and Josh Bell combined for five of the Washington Nationals’ seven hits in the 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves yesterday in the nation’s capital.
The loss was the 9th straight for the Nationals, who went just 1 for 3 with runners in scoring position and two runners left on base in the third of four with their NL East rivals.
“It’s been tough,” manager Davey Martinez said of the current stretch, in which the club has dropped nine straight overall, nine straight to the Braves, 14 of 15 in July, and 15 of 16 overall since June 29th.