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- Updated: April 28, 2016
11:59 PM ET
WASHINGTON — Maybe the Washington Nationals’ pitching has been a little too good. Because right now, it’s as if their offense thinks it doesn’t need to do anything.
On Wednesday, the Nats got another quality start from Gio Gonzalez — the rotation’s 14th in 20 games — but failed to take advantage in a 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies that trimmed their lead in the National League East to one game. Overall, Washington ranks just ninth in the NL with an average of 4.3 runs per contest. In the past 10 games, the lineup has been especially weak, averaging just 3.3 per game.
It’s a surprising trend for a team that finished third in the league in scoring each of the past two seasons and was supposed to be improved with the addition of a legit leadoff man (Ben Revere), a proven contact hitter (Daniel Murphy) and a return to health for three key veterans (Anthony Rendon, Ryan Zimmerman, Jayson Werth). But lately, the Nats’ bats have been quieter than a mime at a library.
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