IRVIN RETURNS TO FORM:
Jake Irvin gave up 18 hits, five walks, and 13 runs, 12 earned, in 10 innings over his final two pre-All-Star break outings, with the four home runs he allowed in those starts matching the total he gave up in his previous eight starts and 49 IP.
“He was pitching really well,” before the two rough starts, Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez said before Irvin took the mound on Sunday afternoon for his first outing out of the break.
“I think the rest definitely helped him, not more physically, but mentally,” Martinez added.