Mike Rizzo preaches focus after Nationals mental errors [Video]

It was a Sunday afternoon in Boston to forget for Victor Robles after a pair of mental errors cost the Washington Nationals a 3-2 loss to the Red Sox. A kind of brain fart that can’t happen to big leaguers who have to work to stay focused for every pitch Nats GM Mike Rizzo said during his weekly appearance on Wednesday with 106.7 The Fan’s The Sports Junkies, which is presented exclusively by our partners at MainStreet Bank — Cheer Local. Bank Local. Put Our Team in Your Office. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

Robles had a rough time at Fenway Park over the weekend costing the Nationals a game when he dropped a shallow pop-up in the outfield and ran into an out on the bases when he ran to a third base that was already occupied by Riley Adams. Rizzo agreed the base running blunder was, “definitely” a brain fart.

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