Why Early Innings Could Make or Break the Nats and Pirates’ Season: Pitchers Hold the Key
It has been fairly painful to watch the Nationals over the past few years. Last year, the team expected to be competitive, and when they weren’t, they blew up the team and the leadership. I essentially think the club decided they needed to bottom out further by trading away their starter, MacKenzie Gore. I won’t say the players they got in return are the reason for the early-season competition. CJ Abrams is playing like an MVP candidate, which is part of the reason. They also have guys like today’s starter, Foster Griffin, looking fantastic. Griffin has made three starts. He has gone five innings in all of them and allowed a total of three earned runs. Overall, that leads to a 1.76 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. The Pirates have never faced him.
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