Jesse Winker started the day hitting .345 against right-handed pitchers in the first month-plus (19 for 55, with five doubles, a home run, and seven talks vs RHP on the year), but he struck out on three pitches/a two-strike foul-tip first time up against Miami Marlins’ right-hander Edward Cabrera in the top of the first, then K’d looking in a six-pitch at-bat in the third inning.
In his third trip to the plate, the bases were loaded with one out in a 2-1 game in the visitor’s favor, after the Nationals scored a run on a fielder’s choice play at the plate, and CJ Abrams walked.