Erick Fedde’s previous start before last night’s was in the minors back on July 2nd for Triple-A Fresno, and the minor league All-Star Break, a move to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators, and the decision to bring him up to start in the big leagues, instead of in his scheduled start on Monday, kept him off the mound for a total of 14 days between outings.
Fedde’s return to the Washington Nationals’ rotation began with three scoreless innings on the mound against Baltimore last night in Oriole Park at Camden Yards, but the 26-year-old right-hander gave up a solo shot to center field by Trey Mancini in the bottom of the fourth inning as the Orioles tied things up at 1-1 an inning after the Nats jumped out to a 1-0 lead.