Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman: Homers twice against Tigers

Zimmerman homered twice and drove in three runs in a 2-for-5 game in Tuesday's loss to Detroit.

Analysis:

Zimmerman has been under fire as the man responsible to drive in runs with teams pitching around Bryce Harper, with the criticism ramping up after he stranded 14 runners in Sunday's loss to the Cubs. Zimmerman is still hitting just .235/.288/.383 after Tuesday's breakout performance, but the fact that he's still capable of big games like this one will at least force managers to think before throwing out the intentional walk to Harper in big situations in upcoming contests.