The Nationals' shortstop, who stole his 30th base of the season against the Red Sox, shows no sign of slowing down.
This is routine for Abrams and Young before each pitch, making sure they’re on the same page. And on the third pitch of the at-bat to No. 2 hitter Lane Thomas, Abrams got a good read of Red Sox right-hander Nick Pivetta. Abrams took one hop before Pivetta delivered and then took off as Pivetta started toward the plate. The throw to second from catcher Reese McGuire stood no chance. Abrams had stolen another base, his 30th of the year.
Abrams stole 11 bases in the team’s first 87 games. But he has stolen 19 bases in 33 games since he moved into the leadoff spot, which equates to 93 bases over a full 162-game season. He had a streak of 25 consecutive stolen bases snapped when he was caught on Friday against the Oakland Athletics, but he still owns the club record. Now, he joins Alfonso Soriano, Nyjer Morgan, Denard Span and Trea Turner as the only Nationals to steal 30 bases. Turner did it four times.
Thomas said after a win earlier this month in Cincinnati that it felt like whenever he came to the plate, Abrams was always on second or third. He added that it’s easier to hit in that situation because he doesn’t feel pressure to produce extra base hits, knowing that just a ball in play scores a runner.“He can do so many different things once he gets on first,” first baseman Dominic Smith said. “It just gives hitters behind him more fastballs, too. Because pitchers don’t want him to run. ...
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