The Washington Nationals are set to play against the St. Louis Cardinals, featuring former player Erick Fedde. Starting pitcher Michael Soroka will take the mound. Emphasizing process over tangible results, the Nationals' offense had a strong showing against the Marlins, highlighted by Cayden Wallace's performance and Robert Hassell III's impressive 7-pitch walk against ace Sandy Alcantara. Manager Dave Martinez stressed the importance of pitch selection and timing as key elements for players as they prepare for the season, underscoring the focus on staying healthy as Spring Training progresses.
It's really good [for Hassell to work a walk]. It's something that we really are focusing on this whole spring. We try to get the ball up against him. He's got a really good changeup, a really good slider. Just get the ball up. Let's stay on the fastball. And they did a really good job with that.
We focus so much right now on pitch selection, what to swing at, that when we do get that pitch, go ahead. We want to see your 'A' swing, and they're actually starting to grasp it.
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