Stephen Strasburg is on the disabled list, Max Scherzer left his start yesterday with neck discomfort and Gio Gonzalez’s wife is expecting any day now, so it’s understandable that the Washington Nationals are a little short-handed in their starting rotation.
As a result, A.J. Cole was called up to make a spot start while Erick Fedde had to be sent back down to AAA because there just simply aren’t enough roster spots.
Cole struggled with the long ball, giving up two homers and letting Dee Gordon wreak havoc both at the plate and on the basepaths.