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CJ Abrams' Harsh Day: CJ Abrams had a harsh day at the park on Thursday afternoon, committing three errors 1 fielding & & 2 tossing) in the Nationals' season opening 7-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves in the country's capital.  So, yeah, it was not an ideal beginning to the 2023 campaign for Washington's 22-year-old infielder, that was acquired last season in the hit Juan Soto and Josh Bell) bargain with San Diego's Padres.  Yet it's likewise not something the club expects to see a repeat of going ' supervisor, Davey Martinez, acknowledged after the opener there were some nerves for a few members of the ballclub, a few of whom were playing in their initial Opening Day video game.  Picture by Patrick Smith/Getty Images "I might tell you currently, they were a bit worried," Martinez stated.  "I was nervous.  It's component of it.  So we obtain the insects out of the method..  and we come back on Saturday and play baseball. " The shortstop concurred the situations involved with Opening Day may have contributed. " A little, possibly," Abrams claimed, as priced estimate by MASN's Mark Zuckerman, when asked.  "But there's no excuses.  I've obtained to be much better. " There were a variety of plays early in the game on which players from both clubs battled the sun, which is something Martinez brought up when asked concerning Abrams' fielding error in the second, on a possible dual play which might have finished the top of the inning for the Nationals and their starter, Patrick Corbin. " I talked with CJ after the double play need to have happened.  Look, I'm going to be straightforward with you, they had a difficult time seeing the sphere too.  He really did not see the sphere off the bat," Martinez described.  "Yet I informed him, 'Hey, we play day video games below.  Those are plays that we require to make. '" The 2nd mistake got on a high include the top of the 5th.  Martinez said Abrams relaxed on the sphere because circumstances, when he must have charged it. " I believe he's reached come get the round," the supervisor informed press reporters.  "He attempted to stay back and after that he had to rush his throw, I indicate, you was familiar with that's running, and like I claimed earlier, these are mosting likely to be expanding discomforts we have.  They're educating moments.  Image by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos using Getty Images "We're mosting likely to educate them, we have actually got to obtain them to comprehend. " Abrams was 0 for 4 with a strikeout at the plate in the opener, but Martinez stated he didn't worry concerning the rough day weighing on his young shortstop, or that he would push after making blunders in the opener. " He won't do that," Martinez said.  "He's a kid that-- he strives, he understands the video game.  He'll put that [behind him, and like I said, he'll be talked with.  I spoke to him currently.  But we'll keep dealing with him, maintain speaking to him, yet he's simply reached understand scenarios, he's obtained to recognize that the video game is quick, right? The game is quick here.  He's been familiar with who's running. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575004597440   He's reached expect that he's going to get the sphere and where he's going to toss as soon as possible.  This is something a young kid needs to work with and be consistent with. " Abrams' 3rd error took place when he reduced off an include from Lane Thomas in best area, and threw one right by third base trying for an out, enabling the final run of the video game to score, making it 7-2 Braves. " Perhaps I hurried them," Abrams said of his throwing errors, as priced quote by 's Jessica Camerarto.  "On the dip into third, I probably ought to have held it.  But it occurs. " MOAR POINTS PLEEZE!: The Nationals racked up two runs in the period opener, with Alex Call generating Dominic Smith with a cavity fly in the 2nd, and Joey Meneses striking a two-out RBI single in the home half of the fifth, driving Victor Robles in from third base, however overall, as a group, Martinez's club went an incorporated 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position and nine runners left on in what was a two-run game right into the ninth inning.  Opportunities with runners in scoring placement and less than two outs are something the Nationals' supervisor has discussed constantly as something they have to succeed at if their club is going to succeed going onward.  "Those are really important," the Nats' skipper said after the loss.  "Like I stated, those are the little things that we require to do.  "Those runs, we got to profit from driving those runs in, especially with much less than 2 outs.  "We yap concerning moving the baseball, we have actually reached do that. " Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Martinez claimed in the instant consequences of the game he and the group would certainly proceed and get ready for Video game No.  2 of 162 today. " It's one game, right?," he asked rhetorically.  "So we'll forget this set.  We've obtained a day off tomorrow to get to rest a bit, we'll return Saturday and attempt to go 1-0 Saturday. " There were some positives to pull from the ready the sixth-year supervisor though. " I saw Victor play truly, really well," he claimed.  "Our bullpen essentially tossed the ball extremely well.  Mason [Thompson tossed the sphere actually actually well.  I boasted of that.  Like I said, we're going to have some moments where-- they're young and they're going to discover, yet we reached return, get back after it-- I'm not going to obtain down on these people, I can tell you that.  "These men function really difficult.  We're visiting some excellent things.  And we're visiting some not-so-good things, however we obtained to keep having fun.  Keep their direct high and keep playing hard. "