Last night the Nationals battled back against the Astros to become the National League's first ten win team for the year. Jordan Zimmerman pitched a gem, but was unable to secure the victory as the Nats' bats have yet to wake up and give him run support. With the bases loaded in the 8th, Jayson Werth drew a walk for an RBI.
So far this year, the Nationals' rotation has been the best in baseball. The 1-5 guys have been lights out minus a few game changing calls in Ross Detwiler's last start. They have the League's best ERA so far, but the offense still remains dormant, partially due to lack of production from the left fielders. Nady, Derosa, and Bernadina haven't been able produce on a consistent basis yet this year, even though with Morse injured the position seems wide open. I would like to attribute that to the immaturity of the season. With Bryce Harper's slow road to the bigs, it seems the patience will prevail for the under performing fielders. Nevertheless, with the rotation as zeroed in as they have been, as long as LF can catch the ball the rest of the bats should be able to carry them.
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