Nick Senzel hit a career-high 13 home runs last season, one more than he hit as a rookie in 2019, with 9 of his 13 home runs off of left-handed pitchers, and a .347 AVG with a .619 SLG in his at-bats against lefties on the year.
Senzel, 28, had a rough start to his first season in D.C., breaking his thumb before the first game of the year, but he was heating up in recent days, with three homers in four games.
Manager Davey Martinez decided to move Senzel up to second in the lineup for the 3rd of 4 with the Marlins in Miami, telling reporters he wanted jumpstart the veteran infielder’s bat in a game with a left-hander on the mound, in the form of Fish southpaw Ryan Weathers.