Davey Martinez’s club went into the series opener with the Arizona D-backs last night in the nation’s capital coming off a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins (outscoring the Fish 15-2), with wins in eight of their last nine games with a 14-9 record in their last 25 games going back to May 24th.
Going into the first of three with the Diamondbacks, however, the seventh-year manager did raise a note of caution when asked about keeping the momentum going.
“It’s been a lot of fun,” Martinez said of the recent run, “the energy has been incredible, so I’ve got to try to rev them up today after a day off.