"In AA and AAA, he's thrown out a lot of guys for me," Rutledge said of the throw from rookie Drew Millas, who hit his first career homer in the game. "And then I heard the ball coming at me. I got to work on getting out of the way a little more. I'm okay, so we're good there. ... But yeah, just weird. Weird day."
"Obviously, tonight didn't go the way I wanted, but I'm a big leaguer and no one can take that from me, and I'm going to be better next time out. Today's over," said the 24-year-old Rutledge.
Rutledge, a first-round pick in 2019, is the 17th consecutive Nationals starter to not earn a win in his debut. Stephen Strasburg was the last to do so in 2010.
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