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Washington Nationals: For Paolo Espino to succeed, this must happen

Paolo Espino #30 of the Washington Nationals walks off the field after an inning against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park on July 16, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)

When Paolo Espino toes the rubber against the New York Mets, he will be making his tenth start of the season. If I told you at the beginning of the year Espino was going to have ten starts this season, you would have told me the Washington Nationals would be twelve games under .500. Well, you would have been right.