Washington Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez expressed concern after Jeremy Hellickson struggled with his command in his last start, walking three and giving up four hits and three runs in just three innings on the mound in what ended up a 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
“He’s a guy that throws strikes and when he falls behind and falls behind that’s an indication to me that he’s not right,” Martinez said.
“I’ve seen him pitch a lot,” the manager added, “... and when he’s ball one, ball two, walking guys, ball one, ball two, I don’t see him like that very often.