Assessing the Washington Nationals’ offensive issues after they connected for eight hits, all singles, and went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position and eight left on base in a 6-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Friday, Davey Martinez said his club was hitting the ball, yes, but it wasn’t the sort of contact he wanted to see.
“We’re hitting the ball really good, and we’re still getting hits, but we’re not impacting the baseball, so we need to do better with that,” the fifth-year manager explained.
“I thought we had good at-bats,” he said.