Kevin Gausman’s worst outing of his career was basically the turning point, as he allowed seven runs in the first two innings and put the Braves into a deficit that they were hard-pressed to get themselves out of.
The first inning was just about the quietest drubbing that you could imagine a pitcher taking. There were no extra-base hits during the top of the first inning for the Washington Nationals. Instead, they just kept poking away at Kevin Gausman until they had completely overwhelmed him with four runs in one inning.
All-in-all, Gausman gave up five singles, a walk, and a sacrifice fly.