Justin Miller seemed like a diamond in the rough for the Washington Nationals when he first came up. But lately, he’s been getting knocked around a lot and it came to the fore again on Thursday.
He didn’t give up an earned run in his first eight appearances, striking out an incredible 21 over 10.2 innings. At that time, it looked like a slight mechanical change he made in his delivery was the key to long-term success.
However, after that start, he gave up runs in his next five appearances and has recorded a 5.