WASHINGTON (AP) — Every team has a “next big thi

ng” in the minors Bartolo Colon Jersey , waiting for the chance to dazzle in the majors, and Washington Nationals fans have been hearing about Victor Robles for years.He’s an outfielder whose speed fuels his offense and defense. He’s shown power, too. “Toolsy” is the way new Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier described him. “Explosive,” was first baseman Ryan Zimmerman’s adjective.Robles started in center field and went 0 for 3 in Washington’s exhibition finale Monday, a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees at Nationals Park. That’s also where he’s expected to be on opening day, finally getting his turn to begin a season in the big leagues, moving into an outfield that lost Bryce Harper to free agency.“That’s what we work here for, to be an everyday player in the big leagues. I feel physically and mentally ready for that,” Robles said in an interview through bullpen catcher Octavio Martinez, who serves as a team translator. “Absolutely, that’s something you imagine, to be with the team on opening day — and in the starting lineup. So it’ll hopefully be a great moment.”The plan is for Robles to line up with Juan Soto, the runner-up as NL Rookie of the Year in 2018, in left field, and Adam Eaton in right.Asked how he’d describe himself, Robles said: “A player that’s very aggressive and that never is comfortable with staying where his abilities are. I always want to be improving.”He got a taste of the majors Jon Niese Jersey , and the Nationals got a glimpse of him, during brief call-ups in 2017 and 2018.In 83 at-bats over a combined 34 games, he hit .277 with an .843 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, producing three homers, three triples, four doubles, 14 RBIs and three steals.“He plays with a ton of energy,” Max Scherzer said. “I absolutely love it. … Our outfielders really play with some grit and some grind. They have a ton of energy, and I feel like our ballclub really feeds off that.”Soto came out of nowhere at age 19 last season. Robles is 21.That prompted Eaton to joke: “It’s unbelievable how young our outfield is. They bring the median down, with me as a 30-year-old.”Robles says Soto has helped him with advice about getting ready to be an everyday player in the majors, telling him above all to be patient at the plate.“They like to have a good time. And when you see them together, they’re like little kids. They’ve got these different handshakes and all kinds of different things,” manager Dave Martinez said. “You know what they do? They keep our clubhouse loose. They keep our dugout loose. And it’s fun to watch them interact.”While Soto batted third ahead of Anthony Rendon against the Yankees and that appears to be the lineup Martinez will go with, Robles is often going to hit No. 9, one spot behind the pitcher.Martinez said he likes that arrangement because it allows him to have Robles followed by leadoff man Eaton and No. 2 hitter Trea Turner.That offers the youngster better protection than a pitcher would provide, in addition to having three swift guys one after the other.Is Robles ready?“There’s only one way to find out. He’s handled himself well when he’s been up. He works hard Edinson Volquez Jersey , does everything he should. Obviously the talent’s there,” Zimmerman said. “It’s just a matter of putting him out there and making sure he can handle it, which I don’t think he’ll have a problem with.”GAME RECAP3B Anthony Rendon and DH Matt Adams homered for Washington. … Yankees SS Troy Tulowitzki homered off RHP Anibal Sanchez. … Sanchez plunked 3B Miguel Andujar in the chest in the second; Andujar remained in the game until the fourth. … RHP Aaron Barrett pitched in the sixth for Washington; a series of injuries and operations, including Tommy John surgery, have kept him out of the majors since 2015. … Martinez said RHP Jeremy Hellickson will begin the season as a long man in the bullpen, because a spread-out schedule allows Washington to use a four-man rotation early.HAIRY SITUATIONOF Mike Tauchman went 1 for 2 with a single and a walk, and played center field in his Yankees debut after arriving from Colorado in a trade. Tauchman went shopping Sunday for a razor so he could shave his beard to abide by the Yankees’ facial-hair policy.UP NEXTYankees: Open Thursday at the Orioles.Nationals: Open Thursday against the visiting Mets. NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone ended his argument by squatting behind home and impersonating a catcher to show plate umpire Nic Lentz what he was missing.Boone was long gone by the time umpires awarded Luke Voit first base on a borderline check swing — a decision that left Tigers skipper Ron Gardenhire red in the face, too.Gleyber Torres drove in the go-ahead run one batter after a contested call loaded the bases for New York in the eighth inning, and the Yankees beat Detroit 7-5 on Friday night as they await the arrival of 2013 NL MVP Andrew McCutchen.Boone fired up the crowd — and got himself ejected — for yelling at Lentz from the dugout during Torres’ fifth-inning at-bat. He then stuck a finger in Lentz’s face and gave him a tutorial behind the dish . Boone’s dad is All-Star catcher Bob Boone, so he had the style down pat while lecturing Lentz, who is a Triple-A umpire filling in on a big league crew.“I just had some issue with the zone on a couple of pitches, key pitches that I felt like were missed and I took exception to it,” Boone said. “I guess he had heard enough.”Torres appreciated the support.“After that, we felt a little more hot, more excited,” Torres said.It showed when Brett Gardner Kendall Graveman Jersey , Aaron Hicks and Miguel Andujar homered in the sixth to end Jordan Zimmermann’s bid for a second career no-hitter.After a few back-and-forth innings, New York trailed 5-4 before loading the bases against Joe Jimenez (4-4) on a double by Gardner and walks by Hicks and Voit.Voit was ruled to have checked his swing on a 3-2, two-out pitch, and Gardenhire was ejected by first base umpire Paul Nauert for arguing.“Looked like he got the last out,” a frustrated Gardenhire said. “Looked like he did.”As he walked back to the dugout after giving Nauert an earful, Gardenhire asked Voit “did you swing?” Gardenhire said Voit just shook his head and smiled.“You have to have those moments out there because I was frustrated and I didn’t want to be to, well, my wife is watching this game,” Gardenhire said.Voit was willing to go with Nauert’s version of the play:“He said I didn’t, so I didn’t swing.”Torres then lined an 0-1 pitch from Alex Wilson to left field for a single, and the ball ricocheted off the head of diving left fielder Mikie Mahtook, allowing two runs to score for a 6-5 Yankees lead. After an intentional walk to Neil Walker, Austin Romine brought in another run with an infield single.David Robertson struck out Nicholas Castellanos and Victor Reyes with two on in the ninth for his fifth save.New York had to rally after blowing a late lead for the second straight game. A night after Dellin Betances gave up two homers in the ninth of an 8-7 loss to Detroit — Boone called that one “a kick in the stomach” — Zach Britton (2-0) allowed a tying single to Mahtook in the seventh and a go-ahead, bases-loaded sacrifice fly to Ronny Rodriguez in the eighth that made it 5-4.The banged-up Yankee lineup will get a boost Saturday. McCutchen is expected to join the team following a trade Friday from San Francisco, and catcher Gary Sanchez is set to return from the DL.Zimmermann carried a 3-0 lead and a no-hitter into the sixth behind a solo homer from Niko Goodrum and a two-run triple by Jim Adduci.After Romine reached via error, Gardner hit Zimmermann’s 2-0 pitch over the right-field wall. Hicks added a no-doubt solo shot two batters later to tie it at 3 Jose Canseco Jersey , and Andujar made it 4-3 with a solo shot in the next at-bat.New York starter Luis Severino was pulled in line for his major league-leading 18th victory, but instead took a no-decision after pitching three-run ball for six innings. He struck out 10.REINFORCEMENTS COMINGBeginning Saturday, McCutchen will handle right field duties until slugger Aaron Judge returns from a broken right wrist.“We’re getting a really good player,” Boone said, adding that “I think his reputation precedes him. This is as high a character person as we have in our game and I know he’ll fit well in our room.”Sanchez is returning from a groin injury. The 2017 All-Star is hitting just .188 with 14 homers in 66 games this season, but Boone has praised Sanchez’s improved conditioning during his recovery process.“I think we’re getting potentially a front line player and a guy that will be an absolute presence in our lineup,” Boone said of Sanchez.BRONX SPOTTERSThe Yankees drew 41,026 and surpassed three million fans for the 20th consecutive season, extending their major league record.TRAINER’S ROOMTigers: LHP Daniel Norris will be activated from the DL to start Saturday. He’s been out since having groin surgery May 3. … Detroit activated LHP Blaine Hardy (left elbow tendinitis) from the DL. … SS Jose Iglesias has a strained lower abdominal but testing showed no tears, meaning he should be able to return in 10-14 days.Yankees: Boone said top prospect LHP Justus Sheffield would likely not be among the players New York calls up Saturday when rosters expand.UP NEXTNorris will oppose Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka (9-5, 3.97), who is 0-3 with a 3.88 ERA in his past four starts.