Pressed into action early when Stephen Strasburg’s carpal tunnel issues ended his outing in the first inning two Sunday’s back, Erick Fedde came on in relief against Baltimore’s Orioles in Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and tossed 5 1⁄3 scoreless innings in what ended up being a 15-3 win for Washington’s Nationals.
“We gave him a little bit of a heads up,” Davey Martinez told reporters after the game, “but still and all, to come out there after the first inning and go out there and do what he does, that was huge. He picked us all up today.