Things didn’t look great for the Washington Nationals when Erick Fedde left the game in the second inning. But they got a fantastic emergency outing from Matt Grace, who deserved better run-support from his team.
Grace ended up going four innings, allowing just the one hit with no walks, giving up no runs. It’s almost as if he’s done this type of thing before.
This performance brought back memories of his spot start against the San Diego Padres. That night he went 4.1 scoreless innings, allowed two hits and one walk, striking out just one hitter.