WASHINGTON – The Major League pitching debut of Sterling Sharp with Miami was shaky.
And the right-hander, who was drafted out of Drury University in Springfield, Missouri by the Nationals in 2016, didn’t make the Opening Day roster of Washington this spring.
But Sharp had another strong outing on Sunday for Triple-A Rochester, the top farm team of the Nationals.
“Sharp threw the ball well,” Rochester manager Matt LeCroy wrote to Federal Baseball on Sunday after Sharp got the win, 8-3 over the visiting Syracuse Mets.
The Missouri-born and educated pitcher gave up two earned runs in five innings of work to pick up his first victory of the season.