Ryan Zimmerman did everything humanly possible and then some to preserve the no-hitter.#NLCS // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/H2lwt2ZN3O — Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 12, 2019Yet, in a way, that situation embodied what the playoffs do for the Nationals, the team with baseball’s oldest average age by more than a year (31.1). ADADFans criticized Martinez this season for not regularly starting Kendrick, and Zimmerman noticed. “The reason why he's doing that is because he gets the off days,” Zimmerman said, speaking for more than just Kendrick. “People don't quite understand that.”This resurgence at the plate, Zimmerman noted, can be attributed to the lengthy rehab the Nationals afforded him. “All you guys think he’s old and he’s done,” Eaton said, speaking for more than Zimmerman.

Source: Washington Post October 14, 2019 15:33 UTC