The Nats’ newly signed slugger breaks out of an early funk, going 3 for 4 and Trevor Williams pitches into the sixth before the bullpen holds things down.
The Washington Nationals’ 5-3 win Wednesday night offered another reminder of the folly of drawing too many conclusions from the first week of a 162-game season.
The Nationals got things started in the second inning with Gallo, whose power has never been in question. He reminded the fans scattered in the second deck of right field just how far he is capable of hitting a baseball when he blasted a cutter from Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller 447 feet, ending an 0-for-12 start to the season.this offseason in hopes that he could. But the slugger had hit .103 in spring training without a homer.
The question then turned to whether Williams could hold that lead. After a 5.55 ERA in 144⅓ innings last year, Williams’s leash might not be long, especially with what’s behind him. Righty Cade Cavalli is expected to return to the rotation this summer. There’s also young starter depth in the Nationals’ system, highlighted by righty Jackson Rutledge and lefty Mitchell Parker among others.But Williams’s performance against the Pirates gave hope he could hold things down until the kids arrive.
Martinez then went to his bullpen, an issue the past two games. Things started poorly when lefty Robert Garcia allowed a home run on his first pitch. But the combination of Jordan Weems, Hunter Harvey and Kyle Finnegan that followed pitched 3⅓ scoreless innings.
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