Patrick Corbin started the eighth outing of the first year of the 6-year/$140M deal he signed with the Washington Nationals this winter with a 3-0 lead and three scoreless and hitless innings of work on the mound in Dodger Stadium, striking out six of the first 11 batters sent to the plate by the Los Angeles Dodgers last night.
The Dodgers loaded the bases in the fourth inning, however, with a leadoff walk, an infield single on a hard-hit grounder to third Anthony Rendon couldn’t handle, and a second walk from the Nationals’ lefty, who then dialed up an inning-ending 5-4-3 DP to keep his shutout bid alive through four.