Jake Irvin, the 26-year-old, 2018 4th Round pick out of the University of Oklahoma, settled in after hitting a batter with his first pitch his major league debut, giving up a walk, and an RBI single as well in the bottom of the first last week in the nation’s capital, tossing 3+ clean and impressive frames after allowing the early run.
Irvin told reporters after the outing he quickly recognized he’d done it all before and any nerves went away once he started pitching.
“It’s the same 60-feet, 6-inches wherever you’re at,” Irvin said. “So making pitches, just like I’ve been doing all year and my whole career.