Lane Thomas, C.J. Abrams and the Nats, prodded by some timely advice from Manager Dave Martinez, erupts for a season-high 19 hits in an 11-5 win over the Rockies.
DENVER — As a rule of thumb, the Washington Nationals pregame hitting meetings rarely last more than 10 to 15 minutes. On Friday night, before a 11-5 dispatching of the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, a full 26 minutes passed before players spilled out of the meeting. Most exited wearing a smile, as if Manager Dave Martinez let them in on a secret.
“If he threw anything middle of the plate, I thought some guys did what they’re supposed to do,” Thomas said. “It’s awesome. I think it starts the road trip off right and hopefully we can keep doing it the rest of the way.” Millas added a 428-foot first-pitch solo shot, his first homer this season, on another sinker down the middle to start the next inning. Back-to-back singles from Young and Abrams, followed by Thomas’s double, brought two more Nationals home before Rosario’s sacrifice fly scored Thomas for a 9-1 lead in the fourth.The Nationals were rolling, but rookie starter DJ Herz then was given the full Coors Field treatment by the Rockies .
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