Washington Nationals: Takeaways from 3-2 Win Over Brewers

Bench Players Continue To Impress

The Washington Nationals have had their ups and downs this season, but one thing that has been constant throughout is the great play of their bench players. On Sunday afternoon, Jose Lobaton and Clint Robinson both got starts off the bench and they both came through for this struggling offense.

In the top of the seventh inning, Jose Lobaton hit his first home run of the season, and gave the Nats a 1-0 lead. Lobaton also called a fantastic game behind the plate and threw out a runner trying to steal. Although the Nats shouldn’t get used to relying on Lobaton as a key part of their offensive attack, it was very cool to see him come up big and help carry the team to stop the losing streak.

Clint Robinson also came up huge, with a two run homer in the top of the eight inning. Robinson came through big again off the bench, showing how much power the Nats bench has. The Washington Nationals bench now has hit 20 home runs on the season, which is a very impressive number and the shows the strong depth that Baker has to turn to when guys need a day off.

Coming into the year, the Nats bench seemed to be one of their question marks. As we come close to the halfway point of the year, it looks like one of the strongest points of the team. If the Washington Nationals keep getting contributions from their bench players and when starters such as Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman start to get hot, they will be tough to beat.

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