Patrick Corbin gave up five consecutive hits in his last start before this afternoon’s, then settled in, retiring eight straight to end his third outing of the Spring. Corbin talked with reporters afterward about just getting his work in and testing himself as he prepares for what will be his first season in Washington, D.C. after signing a 6-year/$140M free agent deal this past December.
“I was just trying to establish my fastball early,” Corbin explained when asked about his early-outing struggles against the St. Louis Cardinals last week.
“I thought it was down in the zone,” he said, “maybe a little bit too much of the plate, gave up a couple hits there, thought I made a couple decent pitches that also fell in.