Looking for positives coming out of a season opener which saw Nick Senzel injured (before the game even started), and which saw Josiah Gray struggle on the mound in an 8-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez did note the work Washington’s bullpen put in, covering four innings in which they allowed a combined two hits and one earned run, walking no one and throwing efficient frames.
Robert Garcia, Dylan Floro, Matt Barnes, and Tanner Rainey threw an inning each with the only run to score after Gray was done coming in the eighth when Rainey gave up a single, hit a batter, and had a run score on a fielder’s choice grounder.