The Minor League baseball world is still waiting for Nationals No. 1 prospect Lucas Giolito to step on the mound for his first start of the season. In the meantime, Class A Advanced Potomac teammate and No. 4 prospect Reynaldo Lopez provided an impressive return of his own on Thursday afternoon.
While Giolito is scheduled to start Friday, Lopez made his season debut in Thursday's 2-1 win over Wilmington. He struck out three and only gave up two hits in five innings of shutout ball. Lopez also ran his scoreless innings streak to 14 2/3, dating back to 2014.