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- Updated: August 11, 2016
WASHINGTON — Prior to this season, Jayson Werth decided to be more aggressive and swing earlier in his at-bats, despite a career built on working counts and drawing walks. But after a rough start to the year, the 14-year veteran scrapped his new approach and returned to his patient ways.
On Wednesday, after a 7-4 Nationals win in which he hit a double and a three-run homer and reached base for the 40th consecutive game, Werth said he feels like himself again.
“Everybody that’s anybody always told me, ‘You need to be more aggressive, you need to swing at the first pitch, you need to do this, you need to do that.'” Werth said. “That’s just not really been my game, but for whatever reason, I thought this was the year I was going to do that. And I think I’ve silenced all those people that have told me over the years that that’s the way I should hit.”
Werth has reached base in every game since June 20, raising his on-base percentage from .317 to .345 over that time. His streak is the …
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