The Washington Nationals enter the Players Weekend promotion with a chance to show off their individuality . The team got clobbered last night in Philadelphia, and the game seemed to slip away quickly. “As we talked about [before the game],” manager Dave Martinez said after the loss, “two things that can’t happen: We can’t give away outs and we can’t make pitching mistakes. Today, we did both.” The defense was riddled with mistakes and each time a defensive faux pas occurred, the pitching seemed to immediately fall apart.
In the first inning, it was a routine grounder to third base that newbie Jose Tena played back on against the speedy Trea Turner who beat it out after Tena’s throw skipped to first base. An unforced mistake ruled a single. That was followed by a single then a 3-run bomb. It felt right there like game over — but it only got worse.
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