Tanner Roark took the mound in the top of the ninth inning last night and the former Washington Nationals' starter and reliever-turned closer for a night was throwing heat, dialing up the fastball velocity and then striking Giancarlo Stanton out with sliders.
It was hard not to think about right-handed starter Jordan Zimmermann's one career appearance as a reliever in the majors, in the seventh inning of Game 4 of the 2012 NLDS, while watching right-hander Tanner Roark take the mound for his first career save opportunity in the ninth inning last night in Nationals Park.