Leadoff hitters are supposed to get on base, and no one in the game is currently doing it as well as the Washington Nationals’ Trea Turner. But the rest of the Nationals’ lineup could not make it matter Saturday night, wasting opportunities to drive in Turner and other runners in every inning of a 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox.
Turner went 5-for-5 — his third career five hit game — but scored only one run and was stranded four times. Turner extended his hitting streak to 14 games and his on-base streak to 20.