Don’t Walk Dozier in Front of Big City: Howie Kendrick was a late scratch from last night’s game, with leg cramps taking him out of the starting lineup just 10 minutes before the Washington Nationals’ series opener with the D-Backs in Arizona.
Matt Adams ended up starting at first in place of Kendrick, and, of course, came up with a big hit, knocking in two runs with a line drive double on a first-pitch cutter from left-hander Alex Young in the top of the sixth.