Victor Robles jump-started the Nationals' dormant offence by delivering three hits and four RBIs, in a win over the Yankees, after starter Stephen Strasburg was a late scratch.
Filled with energy on and off a baseball field, Robles did his part Saturday night to help fill in for missing teammate and friend Juan Soto, who began the season on the COVID-19 injured list.
Asdrubal Cabrera and Michael A. Taylor also homered for Washington, which lost 2019 World Series MVP Strasburg to a nerve issue in his pitching hand two days after Soto tested positive for the illness caused by the coronavirus. Stanton knelt alongside fellow Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks during the national anthem; another teammate, DJ LeMahieu, stood nearby and tapped each on the shoulder after the song ended.
The biggest was Robles’ two-run double. One walk later, Paxton was done after 41 pitches — and just three outs. The lefty went 11-0 over his last 14 starts in 2019, including the playoffs, but he had off-season back surgery and would have missed the start of this season if it hadn’t been delayed for nearly four months because of the coronavirus outbreak.“Just felt a little sluggish tonight,” Paxton said. “The arm just didn’t feel really live.
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