Austin Voth impressed with six strong innings on the mound against the Atlanta Braves in his 2019 debut, but the 27-year-old righty struggled in the two starts that followed, giving up 11 hits, five walks, and seven runs total (7.27 ERA) in 8 2⁄3 IP, over which hitters put up a combined .306/.390/.417 line against him.
“I think he’s just — it’s taking him a lot of pitches to get outs,” Nats’ skipper Davey Martinez said when asked to diagnose Voth’s issues after start No. 3, “and his pitch counts are really high.