Trevor Rosenthal was signed to work the eighth inning as a set-up man with experience in save situations if he was needed, but his early season struggles, in his first year back from Tommy John surgery, left Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez searching for an alternative.
Justin Miller looked like he might be a possibility, but a few tough outings, some decreased velocity, and a back issue later, the right-hander ended up on the 10-Day Injured List.
Trailing by a run, 2-1 to the Pittsburgh Pirates, on Saturday afternoon, Martinez turned to 27-year-old right-hander Wander Suero, who’d tossed 3 1⁄3 scoreless after giving up two runs in each of his first two appearances of the 2019 campaign.