Rendon named NL Player of the Week
Anthony Rendon has been named National League Player of the Week, honored for his impressive performance during the Nationals' 6-1 road trip.
Rendon hit .483 (14-for-29) with three doubles, two homers, seven RBIs, five walks, one stolen base and six runs. He capped off the week with a dominant showing in Sunday's 11-inning win over the Cubs, going 4-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and a walk.
Rendon, who led the league in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS for the week, hit safely in all seven games and recorded multiple hits in four of those contests.
All of this raised his season totals to impressive heights: He's now batting .329 with 35 doubles, 29 homers and 104 RBIs. And that prompted one Chicago reporter to ask manager Davey Martinez if he wanted to make a case for his third baseman to be the NL's MVP.
"I'll make a case for him right now, yeah," Martinez replied. "MVP. Gold Glove. My man, Anthony!"
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