ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Having already recorded his first victory as a manager — followed by his first series sweep, first four-game winning streak and first two losses — Washington manager Dave Martinez donned the home whites at Nationals Park for the first time.
News of general manager Mike Rizzo’s contract extension stole some of Martinez’s shine Thursday, but it was welcomed. That was one less thing to wonder about.
But what were his expectations entering his inaugural contest as the skipper on South Capitol Street?
He predicted more of what he experienced during his last visit — the feeling, not the emotions in the first-base dugout at game’s end.