Overview
- Pages belted a three-run homer off Brad Lord in the fifth inning of Saturday’s 10-5 win at Nationals Park, giving him home runs on back-to-back days.
- Through eight games, he is 15-for-30 (.500) with five straight multi-hit games and only four strikeouts and 10 swing-and-misses.
- His improved pitch selection has produced the rare early-season feat of more hits than whiffs, a sign of sharper zone control and contact.
- Mookie Betts exited Saturday with right lower back pain, and manager Dave Roberts said he was set for an MRI and would likely miss the series finale.
- Tyler Glasnow threw six innings of two-run ball with nine strikeouts for his first win, and Roki Sasaki was scheduled to start Sunday’s finale.