Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon pushed his hitting streak to six games Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, tying a season high with three hits. Rendon has five multi-hit games during his hitting streak.
Rendon is batting .462 (12 for 26) with three doubles in his last six games. He has gone 10 games without a home run or RBI, but Rendon is batting .392 (29 for 74) with a .554 slugging percentage and .970 OPS in 18 games since his early June recall.
"He’s swung the bat like a veteran," manager Davey Johnson said, per MLB.com. "He’s hit every pitch that’s thrown up there at him. He’s got a quick bat and he’s aggressive, he hits all types of pitches."