Kyle Wright’s tenth career start was decent: four runs (three earned) in six innings of work, with two walks and four strikeouts. Most importantly, he outlasted and outdueled Max Scherzer, surviving a nasty, defense-caused jam in the fifth and giving his team enough to club the Nationals’ ace and turn a two-run deficit into a two-run lead by the time he departed. Wright’s overall numbers still look ugly (157 ERA-, 159 FIP-, 130 xFIP- in 2020; 166/159/130 overall), but there was clearly something to build on last Sunday, and that’s what he’ll try to do against the Mets in this afternoon’s series finale.
Braves hope Wright can thrive in final road game of 2020
