MILWAUKEE -- If the Nationals have any plans of still making the postseason -- and, according to manager Dave Martinez, they do -- then they need some consistency from the bottom of the starting rotation. Tanner Roark did his part on Wednesday afternoon.
In the midst of a trying season, Roark hurled his first scoreless start since last May in the Nationals' 7-3 win over the Brewers at Miller Park, helping Washington salvage the finale of the three-game series. After Gio Gonzalez couldn't find the zone in Monday's loss and Jeremy Hellickson made a few mistakes during Tuesday's extra-innings defeat, Roark's silencing of the Brewers' bats was a welcome sight for the Nationals in their 50th victory of the year.