Mackenzie Gore was utterly dominant in six shutout innings where he struck out 13 and walked nobody. He was in cruise control throughout, only allowing one baserunner who was later caught on the base paths. Through six innings, Gore faced the minimum. However, he did not get a whole lot of help from the offense or the bullpen.
Through the early innings, Zack Wheeler and Mackenzie Gore were matching zeros. Aided by the shadows which made hitting tough, hitters were having trouble making any contact. The Nats started their season with five strikeouts in the first six batters.