Joe Ross allowed two earned runs or fewer in six of eight starts before last night’s outing in the nation’s capital against the Cincinnati Reds, but in the two outings in which he gave up more than two, he was hit hard, for a combined 16 hits and 18 ER in 8 1⁄3 innings.
Ross, 28, came into the outing against the Reds winless in four starts in May, having given up 21 hits and 16 runs (14 ER) in those appearances, over which opposing hitters have put up a .284/.386/.473 line against the right-hander.