DJ Herz gave up a one-out double, and back-to-back singles in the top of the first inning last night in the nation’s capital, with a run scoring on the third hit to make it 1-0 Rockies early in the series opener in Nationals Park, but Washington’s 23-year-old left-hander settled in after his 28-pitch opening frame, and then stayed in the game for 5 2/3, retiring 12 straight hitters between the second and sixth.
Herz gave up leadoff and one-out singles in the Rockies’ sixth, but got two outs, and got up 0-2 on the next batter before giving up a two-out single on a grounder which went right by the pitcher and a diving CJ Abrams up the middle for an RBI hit and a 2-0 lead.