Trevor Williams retired the side in order in the first inning last night, but given a 1-0 lead to work with in the top of the second inning of the second of three with the Texas Rangers in Arlington, TX, the starter surrendered three straight singles, as the home team loaded the bases with no one out.
A weak grounder to third and an out at home, a foul-tip strike three, and a groundout over to short followed as Williams worked his way out of the early jam.
Washington’s starter stranded two, two-out walks in the Rangers’ third, and a leadoff walk in the fourth, then in the fifth, the Nationals’ recently-turned 32-year-old right-hander gave up back-to-back singles, and a base-loading walk, before he got another out at home, another K, and a pop to short-center shortstop CJ Abrams caught for out No.