Joe Ross tossed eight scoreless against the Giants on June 13th, then gave up six hits and five earned runs in five innings on June 19th against the Mets, before bouncing back in an impressive outing against the Marlins on the 24th in which he kept the Nationals’ NL East rivals off the board over seven strong innings of work.
It’s been an up and down season for the 28-year-old right-hander, who opted out of the 2020 campaign, but returned to pitch this year.
“We need to get him consistent with that, every five days,” manager Davey Martinez said in his post game Zoom call with reporters in Miami.