Joe Ross tossed two scoreless in his Grapefruit League debut, earning a meaningless Spring Training win for his efforts in what ended up a 9-1 win for the Nationals over the Detroit Tigers.
This afternoon, in West Palm Beach, Florida’s Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, Ross takes on another American League foe when the Boston Red Sox visit Washington’s Spring home for a 1:05 PM EST matchup.
Ross, 23, struggled with shoulder inflammation last season, and spent considerable time on the DL from July to September, but he returned in time to make a few late season starts and pitch in the postseason, though he later admitted that he wasn’t where he wanted to be in the NLDS.