In the immediate aftermath of the announcement that Sean Doolittle was headed to the 10-Day Injured List, following a few rough outings in which he gave up 13 hits (five home runs), and 10 earned runs in four innings (22.50 ERA), Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez said once Washington’s closer is back from the IL, he will resume his duties as the team’s closer.
“When he does come back, he’s our closer,” the second-year skipper said. “And I reiterated that to him. He’s our closer. So, but we’ve got to get him right.