Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez talked after Patrick Corbin’s eight-inning, 108-pitch outing against the New York Mets last week in D.C. about what was working for the left-hander in the 5-1 win in which he held opposing hitters to a run on four hits and struck out 11 of the 29 batters he faced.
“For the most part kept the ball down, used both sides of the plate, when he can attack with his fastball it makes his slider that much better,” Martinez explained.
Both managers in that game, Martinez and Mets’ skipper Mickey Callaway, talked after that matchup about what a weapon Corbin’s slider was in the outing.