PHOENIX — The newest additions to the Washington bullpen came through when called upon to help deliver a victory to their new team.
Sean Doolittle stranded the potential tying run by escaping a jam for his second save for Washington, and Ryan Madson tossed a scoreless eighth inning as the Nationals held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Saturday night.
“The game can really speed up on you once you start getting guys on base,” said Doolittle, who with Madson arrived in a trade with Oakland earlier in the week. “The crowd and the energy of the stadium can kind of take over and … you have to be mindful enough to step off the mound, slow the game down a bit, kind of press reset.