Littell's Struggles Continue in Nats Loss

0:00On April 29th, Washington National Starter Zach Letel hoped to bounce back Tuesday against the New York Mets, but it turned into another rough night. The 30-year-old right-hander lasted just three and two-thirds innings, charged with four of the eight runs the Mets put up early. Things started okay for the first three innings, but the fourth frame fell apart fast. Little loaded the bases with a single and two walks, then a fielding error at third, led in two runs, followed by more hits and a two-run homer, that buried the Nats. The tell owned the struggle after the game, saying he feels like he's letting his teammates down. Manager Blake Boutera saw it differently, praising how well the tell threw before that inning and blaming some bad breaks. The Nats signed the tell to a one-year seven-million-dollar deal back on March 10th, expecting a steady vet to anchor the rotation after his solid. Prior seasons, so far though, he's posted a 785 ERA over six starts, killing any trade value they might flip at the deadline. With time left in the season, letail knows he needs to fix his mechanics quick,

1:03but these outings make a turnaround look tough right now. That's the story for today. MLB News Today, driven by AI, I'm Cory with the story.