Well, if you had “losing 2 of 3 to the Greinke-less DBacks in August” on your checklist of things you think the Nationals need to do to make the playoffs, then last weekend was probably reassuring for you. For the rest of us, it’s less confidence-inspiring.
Here’s the scoop from San Francisco:
Patrick Corbin struggles in first start against D-backs (MLB.com)
“I never got in a rhythm out there, they had some good at-bats. Obviously, they’ve seen me, I’ve seen them,” Corbin said. “I just thought they put good at-bats together, made it tough on me and I just never really executed pitches as well as I have.