In case you missed it… be glad you did. The 6-game win streak is over and the hand-wringing over pitching begins anew. There were 14 walks issues by Atlanta Braves pitching on Saturday – a number that defies adequate description. But of course this led directly to the 7-1 loss.
The superlatives just don’t end: of 7 pitchers run out to the mound, only one failed to walk a batter – Chad Sobotka, who should be happy that he only had to face a single batter (5 pitches, 4 strikes).
As for the rest… well, it was mostly Julio Teheran and Touki Toussaint contributing to the health and fitness of the Nationals hitters – allowing 6 and 4 of them (respectively) to stroll to first base without first having to endure that stinging impact of bat on ball.