Instead they surrendered more runs than they had during their entire winning streak. After giving up 12 runs over their prior 11 games, they gave up 13 through the first six innings against the last place Nationals.
Cristian Javier (2-0, 1.19) made his third start of the season, and his eighth appearance overall. With 26 strikeouts and only seven walks in 22 2⁄3 innings so far, he boasted a 0.88 WHIP. His opponent for the game, Erick Fedde (2-2, 3.77) was making his eighth start of the season, and had a 1.