You wonder whether hitting is contagious?
Through their first 114 games of the season, the Nationals were averaging just 3.67 runs per game. They were batting a collective .240 as a team, had a lowly .299 on-base percentage and were slugging just .384.
Over the last three weeks, things have turned in a major way.
In their last 19 games, the Nats are averaging 5.53 runs per game, a jump of nearly two runs per night over their previous season average. They're hitting .300 as a team, have...
