Veteran starter Aníbal Sánchez took the mound on Sunday afternoon in the nation’s capital, the latest of the Washington Nationals’ pitchers to get sim game action in as the defending World Series champions prepare for the 60-game MLB campaign, which kicks off with New York’s Yankees visiting Nationals Park on July 23rd.
Sánchez went four innings against his teammates, giving up a home run by Eric Thames for the only run he allowed in the abbreviated outing.
“He wanted to get four ups today, and did well,” Davey Martinez told reporters when the manager spoke with reporters on a Zoom call on Sunday afternoon.