Today is Thursday, April 26, 2018. With the New York Mets losing Wednesday night to the St. Louis Cardinals, the margin in the National League East is 5.5 games.
Although a 4-6 road trip is not ideal, Washington only lost a half game in the standings. All things considered, not terrible.
Trea Turner‘s four-hit day yesterday gets lost with Washington’s offensive explosion.
Heading into the game, his .232 batting average masked the major improvements in his offense. Although the numbers do not show it, his batting eye is better. In 98 games last year, he drew 30 walks.