The Nationals desperately needed a win to pull out of a troubling performance trend against inferior teams, particularly looking to Jake Irvin for a solid outing. Irvin, who was underperforming, stepped up by pitching effectively, helping to restore confidence and strength in a thin rotation. The bullpen also succeeded, with key arms like Jose Ferrer and Kyle Finnegan playing crucial roles in securing the win. Looking ahead, the Nats hope to build on this success with Mitchell Parker starting and favorable matchups against struggling opposition.
They needed a win. Obviously so, as I noted yesterday they were quickly sliding into "uh... what are we doing here guys" territory against some bad competition.
Jake Irvin did just that. In control, lots of ground balls, some swing and miss stuff. Yeah the Pirates stink but... you gotta do it against the bad teams.
They needed the bullpen not to blow it. They didn't Jose Ferrer... held down the 8th and 9th with one extra base-runner. Exactly the break and performance the pen needed.
Mitchell Parker... has been good, just not under 2.00 ERA good against Bailey Falter who is just a guy and a guy in 2025 off to a bad start.
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