The second-half opener looked a lot like all those first-half losses for the Washington Nationals, who came out of the All-Star Break last night and dropped a 10-1 decision to Arizona’s Diamondbacks in which they were held hitless through 5 2⁄3 innings in Chase Field, and managed just three hits and one run overall, which they scored in the top of the ninth.
Davey Martinez’s club has now lost 9 of the last 10, and 15 of 17 games in July.
“We hit some balls hard,” Martinez said in his post game presser last night.