Despite a string of lackluster offensive performances, the Washington Nationals have a chance to post a series victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon.

Following Washington's 2-0 win in the series opener on Friday night, the club has only nine runs since the calendar turned to June -- an average of just 1.8 runs per game.

The Nationals haven't scored more than three runs since an 11-run outburst on May 31 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but Washington got six scoreless innings from starter Michael Soroka on Friday before Alex Call launched his first home run of the season in the seventh on Friday for a much-needed insurance run.

"It was good to just get in the box and feel confident," said Call, who has three hits in the Nationals' past three games after not appe

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