Jake Irvin struck out six over six scoreless innings as the Nationals prevailed, 2-0, for a series win at Dodger Stadium.
LOS ANGELES — It was only fitting that Jake Irvin’s start Wednesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium ended the way it did: with a high fastball in on the hands of Los Angeles catcher Will Smith.
“They’re really good hitters and a really good lineup,” said Irvin, who has a 3.13 ERA after four starts. “But at the end of the day, they got to put the ball in play. The thought was just go into attack mode, don’t give them anything free, and make them earn it.”was 17.8, which he has raised to 21.6 this year. He increased that number to 28.2 percent Wednesday — but with his fastball, he got nine whiffs on 24 swings , well above his season average of 26.5 percent.
But there was a clear argument against sending Irvin out for the seventh Wednesday: He struggled last season against lefties. In the sixth, lefties Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman hit balls with exit velocities of 106.7 and 99.6 mph — for a single and a double play — before Smith struck out. Set to lead off the seventh for the Dodgers: Max Muncy, who feasts against righties.
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