Gio Gonzalez fell behind hitter after hitter in the Washington Nationals' series opener in New York, so the bullpen got a lot of work in what ended up a twelve-inning, 2-1 loss to the Mets.
Gio Gonzalez's command issues last night against the New York Mets in Citi Field put the Washington Nationals in a difficult situation.
The 29-year-old left-hander threw a total of 105 pitches, 59 for strikes in 4 u2154 innings pitched before he was lifted in favor of reliever Tanner Roark.
"He made some pitches when he had to, but extended pitch counts just got him.