Thoughts on a surprising shutout loss
The Nationals' bats had a rare off-night, Jake Irvin's rough first inning was different from his previous one and Brad Lord's relief appearance was quietly important
PITTSBURGH – Some thoughts at the end of the night after the Nationals’ first shutout loss of the season, this one by a 2-0 count to the Pirates …
A SURPRISINGLY WEAK NIGHT AT THE PLATE
The notion of the Nationals getting shut out wasn’t at all surprising last season. That team was held scoreless a whopping 14 times, …
