Lane Thomas was penciled in as the Washington Nationals’ leadoff man and center fielder for a fourth straight game last night. Victor Robles had been dealing with a non-COVID illness of some sort in the last few days, but he pinch hit in Tuesday night’s series opener with Miami’s Marlins, and before the game, his manager, Davey Martinez, told reporters that he would likely run the 23-year-old outfielder out there in the 2nd of 3 in loanDepot park.
“Victor said he felt better today, he’s going to go out there and do all the baseball activity, and then if he feels good he’ll come off the bench today if we need him or he’ll be back in there tomorrow,” Martinez said.