Juan Soto went 0 for 4 with two Ks in Tuesday’s series opener with the Philadelphia Phillies, leaving him 0 for 10 with seven Ks going into the second of two with Washington’s NL East rivals on Wednesday afternoon.
Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez talked after the 8-2 loss to the Phillies in the first of two about getting the 20-year-old slugger back on track.
“We’ve got to get him back,” Martinez told reporters. “The biggest thing with him is he’s got to go back to taking his walks, and swinging at strikes.