Having announced his plan to send Patrick Corbin out to start the Grapefruit League opener on Saturday, Washington Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez provided more details about the plans for the pitching over the first weekend of games this spring.
Corbin will start against the Houston Astros in the clubs’ shared Spring Training home (6:05 PM ET; Radio only via Nationals.com*), then it will be Jackson Rutledge, Joan Adon, DJ Herz, Jordan Weems; Richard Bleier, and Robert Gsellman coming out of the bullpen as things get underway in West Palm Beach, FL.
“We’re going to do something a little bit different,” Martinez said when asked about the plan for his pitchers in the opener.