Josiah Gray returned from the All-Star Break with a five-inning, 94-pitch outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Dodger Stadium, in which the 24-year-old righty gave up five hits total, two walks, and three earned in what ended up an 8-3 win for the visiting Washington Nationals.
Gray gave up two more home runs, the 22nd and 23rd he’s allowed this season (2.13 HR/9), and he was out relatively early with his pitch count up, something he said afterwards he is still working on.
“It’s a matter of continuing to work ahead,” Gray explained, as quoted by MASN’s Mark Zuckerman.