Nationals’ hitters put up one run in three games before busting out with eight runs on 12 hits in Friday’s four-game losing-streak snapping 8-5 win, and Washington also got good pitching from Josiah Gray in the 2nd of 4 in Great American Ball Park. We always hear it’s contagious when a team starts to hit, but what about pitching?
“Absolutely,” manager Davey Martinez told reporters before the 3rd of 4 with Cincinnati’s Reds. “You know, the thing is, when it comes to hitting and any team that’s struggling, you start the game and all of a sudden you find yourself trying to come back again.