Summary
For the first time this season, Alfonso Soriano's name was not in the Washington Nationals starting lineup.
Manager Frank Robinson gave the club's leading home run hitter the night off yesterday except for a pinch-hitting appearance to think about what has caused an 11-for-58 (.190) hitting slump over his last 14 games. Soriano's drought appears to coincide with getting moved down in the batting order.See the full content of this document
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Slumping Soriano Sits Out
As the Nationals leadoff man, Soriano hit .328 in 15 games, but he is hitting just .186 (8-for-43) while batting third in the order.
"I think it's me, I think I'm trying too much," said ...See the full content of this document
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