Josiah Gray threw 83 pitches (50 of them strikes) in three innings against the Boston Red Sox last week in Nationals Park, giving up five hits, three walks, and five runs, all earned, taking the loss in what ended up a 5-4 game in the Sox’ favor in Washington, D.C.
“The command of the fastball just hasn’t been there,” Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez told reporters in assessing Gray’s recent struggles (11.12 ERA, 5.56 FIP, .306/.404/.510 line against in three starts and 11 1⁄3 IP this month before last night), “… and he’s trying to rely on too many secondary pitches.