Mitchell Parker, in his third start in the majors, dealt with some adversity, but handled it well.
Parker gave up leadoff and one-out singles and a base-loading walk in the first inning of the outing last weekend in Miami, then threw a wild pitch which allowed a run to score.
A second walk, his first two in the majors, after he’d struggled walking batters in the minors, loaded the bases back up, but he got out No. 3, and held the opposition to the one run over four innings, in an 82-pitch outing.
“He struggled a little bit,” Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez acknowledged after the start, “… but he kept his poise.