Gio Gonzalez, as he is wont to, gave most of the credit for his success in his 2017 debut to his pitching coach, Mike Maddux, and his catcher, Matt Wieters.
Gonzalez, 31, tossed six scoreless on 90 pitches (57 strikes) in the outing against Miami, which the Washington Nationals eventually lost, striking out seven batters and walking just two.