Sean Doolittle missed time down the stretch, with a knee issue and general fatigue landing the Washington Nationals’ 33-year-old closer on the Injured List in mid-to-late August, then he returned to the bullpen, built his strength back up, and finished the season with a strong run of nine appearances in September in which he put up a 2.25 ERA and .111/.172/.222 line against over eight innings of work.
That solid stretch followed a brutal one before the IL stint which saw Doolittle give up a total of 13 hits (5 HRs) and 10 earned runs in five appearances and four innings pitched (in which opposing hitters had a .