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Martinez Defends Coaches While Nationals Suffer Seventh Straight Loss

Washington’s offense has slumped to last place in runs, walks and slugging percentage this month.

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Overview

  • Manager Dave Martinez insisted coaches bear no blame for the team’s offensive woes and placed responsibility squarely on players.
  • Saturday’s 4-3 defeat to the Miami Marlins extended Washington’s losing streak to seven games, the club’s longest skid of the season.
  • The Nationals rank last in MLB in June with 30 runs, 23 walks, a .267 on-base percentage and a .304 slugging rate.
  • Washington sits at 30-40, ten games under .500 and in fourth place in the National League East.
  • Martinez’s eight-year tenure, highlighted by the 2019 World Series title, is under renewed scrutiny after six consecutive seasons without a winning record.