Juan Soto has a green light in 3-0 situations because of what the Nationals right fielder has displayed throughout his young career: an ability to be selective and damaging when the right pitch comes along.
Soto’s walk-off single to win Washington’s season opener was a prime example of that. He knew a fastball was coming. He sat on it and drove in the winning run.
But in the series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, the outcome from Soto’s latest 3-0 swing was different. With two runners on, Soto saw an elevated cutter left over the plate.