WASHINGTON -- After their lineup began the season as one of the hottest in baseball, the Nationals have hit a bit of an offensive funk during this homestand. They scattered four hits on Thursday night and had no answer for Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis en route to a 5-1 loss to Colorado at Nationals Park.
When Washington opened the season on a four-game winning streak, its lineup scored 29 runs over that span. Since then they have dropped seven of the past nine games and managed just 26 runs.
The Nats rarely tested Bettis on Thursday.