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Eduardo Escobar's Stick is Not Enough to Pull the Diamondbacks Over the Nationals, 0-3

Mon, Aug 5, 2019 | Emma Botos

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August 2, 2019 -- The Diamondbacks under perform at home against the Nationals for a 0 to 3 loss.

Diamondbacks's best hitter, Eduardo Escobar, could not lead his team to beat the Nationals. With 4 at bats, he had a game 0.335 OBP. The team's leading slugger had a 0.521 slugging percentage in the game. At the plate, the slugger had 0 strikeouts.

Slugger Juan Soto offense on the road helped the Nationals over the Diamondbacks's pitching. At the plate, he had 0 strikeouts. On the road, he had 1 RBI and scored 1 run. Leading the team in slugging for the season, Juan Soto had a 0.529 slugging percentage. Juan Soto had a 0.399 OBP with 4 at bats. In the game, he had a batting average of 0.288.

Starting on the road, Joe Ross helped lead the Nationals to a win. Throwing 48 strikes in a 87 pitch outing for 3 strikeouts. The hurler gave up 0 earned runs in 5.1 innings. The pitcher allowed 0.444 OBP.

Posted at Mon, August 5, 2019 20:41:08 MST