Walks were a question mark for Sean Newcomb when he was in the minor leagues, but those problems seemingly disappeared when he came to the big leagues.
Newcomb walked either one or two hitters in four of his first five starts, but three of the four walks he issued on Sunday came around to score as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves, 10-5, at Nationals Park in the teams’ final game before the All-Star break.
Five of Washington’s 10 runs in the game came by way of a baserunner who reached on a walk, lifting the Nationals to a series split and helping them maintain a 9.