Paolo Espino debuted in the majors with Milwaukee in 2017, but he was purchased by Texas later that season, and he pitched for the Rangers as well in his first MLB campaign.
Espino, 35, didn’t pitch in the majors again until 2020 with Washington, however, and in his third year with the Nationals, the right-hander took the mound Friday night with a 2.29 ERA, 3.38 FIP, eight walks, 27 Ks, and a .227/.271/.333 line against in 22 games, two starts, and 35 1⁄3 innings on the season.
Last time out before Friday’s outing, in his second start of the year, Espino allowed three hits, four walks, and three runs, two earned, in five innings of work, throwing his season-high 89 pitches, in five innings of work against the Philadelphia Phillies.