Nelson Cruz, 41, went just 4 for 20 in his first five games this season (for a .200/.273/.350 line) with one home run, two walks, and four strikeouts in 22 plate appearances, but the 18-year veteran, who signed with Washington’s Nationals this winter, taking a 1-year/$15M deal to be the DH in D.C., connected for his 450th career home run in the series finale with the New York Mets on Sunday, and followed that 2 for 4 game (in which he hit a two-run single as well) with a 1 for 3 night on Monday in the opener with Atlanta.
Washington Nationals’ lineup for today’s series finale with the Atlanta Braves
