In a recent game at T-Mobile Park, Seattle Mariners pitcher Logan Evans dominated the Washington Nationals, leading to a 9-1 loss for the visitors. Evans's performance marked his best career start, allowing only four hits and one run. The Nationals' issues stemmed from poor pitch selection; they swung at too many pitches outside the strike zone and too few inside, contributing to their inability to generate runs and make solid contact, as evidenced by their low swing rates compared to league averages.
The Nationals are one of just three teams in baseball that chase balls at a bottom-ten rate and swing at strikes at a bottom-ten rate.
It is hard for a team to score runs when it swings at pitches outside the zone and holds off on pitches inside it.
Logan Evans's sixth career start was also his best career start, as he allowed just four hits and one run across eight frames.
The Nationals swung at 60 percent of the pitches in the zone, notably less than the MLB average, leading to quick outs.
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