Mitchell Parker has some more PFPs in his future. Parker, 24, made mistakes on two softly-hit balls in the top of the third on Monday afternoon, in the finale of the four-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals in Nationals Park, and his manager, Davey Martinez, who got the lefty on the field for some PFPs when he made errors earlier this season said the southpaw is going to be back on the field tomorrow for more work on his fundamentals on the mound.
Parker was late getting to first on a leadoff single to the right side first baseman Juan Yepez fielded, allowing the batter, Nolan Gorman, to reach base, and he and Yepez chased after a bunt in the next at-bat but neither was able to field it to make a play in time, but he got the first out on a called strike three, and got what should/could have been an inning-ending double play in the next at-bat, but after taking a throw from third baseman Trey Lipscomb, CJ Abrams bounced a throw by Yepez at first, allowing a run to score for a 1-0 Cards’ lead.