Davey Martinez and Co. were determined to avoid a sweep and finish their six-game road trip to Kansas City and Los Angeles 3-3 after taking the first two with the Royals and then losing the finale and the first two with the Dodgers.
Going into the series finale in Dodger Stadium, the sixth-year skipper said he liked the way Washington’s hitters were swinging and wanted Nationals’ coaches to preach consistency to their players.
“The biggest thing today,” he said, “... as I talked to the hitting coaches this morning, just, ‘Hey, tell them, ‘Don’t change a thing.