Davey Martinez told reporters before last night’s game Juan Soto’s knee was still sore, but the 22-year-old slugger was testing it, to see how it responded to his usual pregame prep, before a decision was made on whether or not he’d be in the lineup for the series finale with Atlanta in Nationals Park.
Soto banged the knee on the bench in the dugout late in the opener on Monday night, then sat for the first time this season in the second of three with the Braves in D.C., with Martinez saying they would see how he felt when he showed up for the third matchup with the Nats’ NL East rivals.