Nationals mark four circuits and set a franchise record

PITTSBURGH – Nationals have neither their trump nor their trumps, but a historic offensive can cure all ills.
The Nats batting order led Pirates coach Trevor Williams in Monday night's game at PNC Park in just two innings with a series of home runs, and

PITTSBURGH – Nationals have neither their trump nor their trumps, but a historic offensive can cure all ills.

The Nats batting attack led the Pirates' starter Trevor Williams from Monday night's game at PNC Park in just two rounds with a roadblock, and they never completely released the gas en route to a 13-0 win.

• The score of the box

In their last five games, the team has accumulated 62 points. This is the record history of the Nats / Expos franchise, with a total of 58 games in five games in April 2017. It's also the best in Major League history since the Yankees were successful in the league. twice in 2007.

They have also scored 13 points or more in their last three games, becoming the first National League team since the Rockies in 1996 to do so. How do nationals explain it?

"It's really hard to explain," said Dave Martinez, a Washington coach, hitting wood.

"Write a book on it, [and] you will become a millionaire, "said Adam Eaton.

Well, here's a potential explanation: an increase in home production to reach record rates. By the end of the second run, the Nationals had hit three home runs, and Asdrúbal Cabrera went well into ninth place to reach its total of the last 16 games in three games – a new record in the history of the Nats / Expos franchise.

Eaton is at the top of the list. He has played in each of his last three games – those with whom he has scored more than 13 points – and four in his last five games. This comes after he hit only seven in his first 113 games.

Eaton attributes this to a simple healthy base after spending a lot of time over the past two years on the list of injured due to knee and ankle problems in the left leg.

"I finally have legs under me," said Eaton. "I think it's a big key. It's hard to swing with one leg. I did it for two years and it was not fun.

According to Martinez, he also noted an improvement in his recognition of the height and rate of pursuit. Eaton's two-point attack in the first game-producing game is a perfect illustration: he sat down on a four-seam high fashion, then pushed a medium-sized platinum into the field law.

"He is getting rid of the fast high ball," Martinez said. "When he can end the high fast ball, he is a very good low ball hitter."

A more comprehensive explanation of historical figures – perhaps a little awaited – is a range that strikes numbers 1-9 in the order. Kurt Suzuki and Victor Robles Teamed up for a total of seven hits in seventh and eighth place this Saturday. Batters # 4-8 recorded 13-in-24 (.542) on Sunday and 11-for-20 (.550) on Monday.

"Everyone in the lineup really beats the baton," Martinez said. "They do it now. I told them to rest, to come back and do it tomorrow.

The incredible production was not the only story made by Washington on Monday. Another delicacy came unintentionally when Robles was cashed in the fourth inning by Pirates reliever Montana DuRapau. It was the twentieth punch of the year for Robles, which equalized the highest score of the nationals (set by Danny Espinosa in 2016).

Strange as it may seem, scoring 13 points or more does not always win. Saturday, the Nationals lost 15-14, after a failed save by Sean Doolittle, who is currently on the wounded list.

So in order to win a victory with a big offense, a solid pitch is still needed. And without Doolittle or Max Scherzer the national pitching force held its own Monday.

Joe Ross threw a goal-free ball for 3 1/3 inning, although it was removed early after being hit by a 110 mph player Josh Bell. (It hurts, of course, but X-rays have come back negative.) Javy Guerra followed and launched a perfect 3 2/3 innings, praising Martinez after the match, and Kyle McGowin and Tanner Rainey finished the white game.

Given short-term pitching problems, an offensive juggernaut is a great thing to have. But the national batters are not under additional pressure to take over. They focus on tomorrow, whether it brings a bonus points or not.

"It's really that people will force the problem," Eaton said. "I think we did it very early, forcing the problem, and it did not work.

"I think the guys are honestly so focused headlong each day, focused on what they have to do as an individual and as a team, not focused on those who are excluded, who are not who are above, who are below. I just keep grinding.