Washington Nationals’ rookie James Wood was 8 for 25 (.320/.452/.480) with a double, one home run, six walks, and seven strikeouts in his first seven games in the majors, but going into Saturday night’s matchup with the Cincinnati Reds in the nation’s capital, the 21-year-old slugger was 6 for 32 (.188/.212/.188) with no walks and 16 Ks in his previous eight games and 33 PAs.
“We got to get him back in the zone,” manager Davey Martinez said before the second game of the three-game series.
“[Get him] again to understand that hey, look for your pitch, and control the controllables.