Corbin Martin struggled to pitch consistently, the bats failed to capitalize on 13 at-bats with RISP, and a combination of sloppy play and a lack of execution sank any possibility of a D-Back sweep of a struggling Nats team.
Perhaps most concerningly, Martin wasn’t able to rely on his curveball, which is key for him to complement a fastball/change-up heavy arsenal. “It wasn’t a pitch he had a great feel for today,” Lovullo said. Ultimately, he only used it on six occasions, inducing one whiff, two hard-hit lineouts and an RBI single.