Davey Martinez gave Jake Irvin credit for leading the way in Washington’s win last weekend over the San Francisco Giants in Nationals Park, talking glowingly to reporters in his post game press conference about the 26-year-old starter’s work in the 6 2⁄3 inning, 111-pitch outing.
“Jake set the tone today, so we followed his lead,” Martinez said. “We scored runs. He was really good. He faced 25 batters. He fell behind six of them ... that was awesome. He used his changeup. I think he threw 18-20 changeups.* They started looking for his curveball.