5. No pressure, Joe: Joe Ross, 22, took the mound this afternoon trying to help the Washington Nationals avoid getting swept in their four-game set in AT&T Park. A loss would be their sixth straight going back to the final two games against the Dodgers in Los Angeles earlier this week.
Ross took the loss in the second game of the Nats' three-game set in Chavez Ravine, giving up six hits, four walks and five runs in 4 u2154 innings pitched.
It was the shortest outing of the season for the rookie right-hander, who debuted in the majors in June and returned to the rotation in the third week of July.