Nationals' Pitching Struggles Exposed in Dodgers' Sweep

0:00On April 5th, the Washington Nationals kicked off the season hot, taking two out of three from the Chicago Cubs and hanging tough with the Philadelphia Phillies. But that moment and crashed hard with the three-game sweep by the Los Angeles Dodgers, putting their pitching weaknesses on blast for everyone to see. Starters took the biggest hit. Miles McCollus got shelled for a record 11 earn runs after a decent start in the first game. Mike Irving fared a bit better in game 2, but still coughed up six earn runs over four innings, with the Dodgers jumping ahead early on a two run, double from Freddie Freeman. The one bright spot was Foster Griffin on Sunday, who tossed five strong innings, allowing just one earned run, striking out six and escaping jams. Even with solid offense behind him, the bullpen imploded again, blowing a late five run lead. Players have flashed some promise this year, but they've now caused the Nats' two winnable games against the Phillies and Dodgers, echoing last. Seasons meltdowns.

1:00PJ Poland surrendered a two run homer, and CNL Perez loaded the bases without an out-and-eighth, leading to seven earned runs total. Pitching remains a work in progress for Washington, and this series made it clear both starters and the Penn Neifix as fast if they want to compete. Baseball News, powered by AI. This is MLB News Today.