Ryan Zimmerman will hit second Saturday. After Ryan Zimmerman could not come through with runners in scoring position in another one-run loss Friday night, Martinez told his first baseman he was going to try something he’d been considering for weeks. Zimmerman would hit second Saturday against dominant Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin. I just want to shake things up a little.”“In theory,” Martinez said, moving Zimmerman to the second spot should give him more pitches to hit. In theory, moving Zimmerman to second will also give him fewer pivotal chances with runners on base.

Source: Washington Post April 28, 2018 19:41 UTC