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Nats’ bats end drought from first at-bat
- Updated: April 30, 2016
ST. LOUIS — The Nationals arrived at Busch Stadium scoreless in their last 22 innings and having been shut out on back-to-back days by the Phillies’ young, talented pitching staff.
Three pitches into Friday night’s 5-4 victory over the Cardinals, Michael Taylor snapped that scoring drought with an opposite-field home run. Taylor’s homer and a four-run fourth inning helped guide the Nationals to a win thanks to contributions from a few hitters who have struggled to start the season.
Taylor and shortstop Danny Espinosa both entered the game batting under .200, and both came through with big home runs — Taylor’s to start the scoring and Espinosa’s two-run shot to punctuate that fourth inning. They were both encouraging signs for the Nationals.
“Sometimes you’ve just got to be patient and wait on them,” …
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