rea Turner #7 of the Washington Nationals hits a home run in the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Nationals Park on April 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
If you felt deflated when you heard Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto was being placed on the 10-day Injured List, you weren’t alone. If it felt like you were being sucker punched yet again, after taking blows when the season started without a handful of regulars and then Stephen Strasburg going on the IL, you were.
If for one day you felt a bit of a reprieve when a four-pitch walk to Yan Gomes forced in the game winning run, you deserved it.