The Washington Nationals scored a much-needed victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. The “MVP” award for yesterday’s game can be diced up four ways: Matt Grace, Tanner Rainey, Wander Suero, and Sean Doolittle all deserve the honor. They combined to pitch five shutout innings in relief of Erick Fedde.
After Fedde was forced out of the game after four innings, it did not appear that the Nationals’ two-run lead had a chance to hold up.
Coming into the game, the Nationals had a bullpen ERA of 7.