WASHINGTON, D.C. — It's "Radford University Day" at Nationals Park on Saturday. It would be a nice time for Eddie Butler to turn his season around.
The right-hander played college baseball at nearby Radford before the Rockies selected him with a supplemental first-round pick in the 2012 draft. Butler grew up in Chesapeake, Va., so he will have plenty of family and friends in attendance Saturday.
Butler has not won a major-league game since May 30, going 0-3 with an 8.41 ERA in four starts. In his last outing, the Mariners torched him for seven runs on seven hits — including three home runs — in four innings at Coors Field.