Washington Nationals: 5 To Watch In Mets Visit To D.C.

Trea Turner

It is clear that Turner’s hamstring is healthy and he is back to the player that sparked the Washington Nationals offense last year. While he is hitting in the second spot in the lineup, that hasn’t slowed down his production.

In a week where he hit the cycle on Tuesday in Colorado, the Nats shortstop went 10-for-16 in the final three games with three doubles, a triple, two home runs, and 11 RBI’s.

Despite missing part of the month with that hamstring injury, Turner is tied with Adam Eaton for fourth on the team in RBI’s with 13. If there is only one stat where Turner is hurt at because he’s hitting second, it’s stolen bases (3-for-3).

But, that could change this weekend. With Travis d’Arnaud behind the plate for the Mets, Dusty Baker could decide to put the speed that this team has into action. It’s a small sample size, but teams are 6-for-7 on stolen base attempts against the Mets catcher.

Turner didn’t get called up until June last season, so he didn’t have many at-bats against the Mets. Nevertheless, New York did a good job keeping him off the basepaths for the most part (7-for-32, no extra-base hits).

Right now, this lineup is clicking on all cylinders. It is only a matter of time before Eaton and Turner start to be threats with their speed in addition to their contact hitting. One thing’s for certain, Turner is locked in right now. But, there aren’t many people in this lineup who aren’t locked in after scoring 40+ runs the last three games.