The Nationals, as a team, walked eight batters last night. Jon Lester walked four, but none of them scored. Wander Suero walked two, and both came around, for the 2nd and 3rd runs in the Rays’ 3-1 win. Davey Martinez does. not. like. walks. Really doesn’t like them.
“I don’t like them at all. I want those guys to come in and throw strikes,” Martinez said.
“They’re good,” he said of his pitchers, “... they’ve been good. All of a sudden now we’re starting to walk guys, and when you walk those guys runners are going to score, plain and simple.