Jake Irvin turned in six solid innings as the Nationals grabbed a three-run lead. It was all downhill from there.
No one warmed in the Washington Nationals’ bullpen. In their dugout, no coaches picked up the bullpen phone. The reality was that Cory Abbott was on an island and could only save himself Saturday — or risk pitching in the eighth inning forever. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Manager Dave Martinez had pushed his bullpen to win three straight games. So with the score tied Saturday, with Jose A. Ferrer and Andrés Machado already used, Abbott was the only reliever left.
“Mixing pitches, mixing speeds,” Irvin said of inducing a lot of groundballs. “Just keeping them off balance.”But Irvin hadn’t yet navigated the toughest part of his outing. That’s often the case with the last three outs. His sixth inning started with back-to-back singles for Bryce Harper and Castellanos. To settle it down, he induced a Stott flyout to center and struck out Turner again, this time looking at a borderline curveball.
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