Josiah Gray Gray generated 20 swinging strikes overall from Atlanta Braves’ hitters when he faced Washington’s NL East rivals in Truist Park last week, (six with his four-seam fastball, 12 with his curve, and two with his slider), and the Nationals’ 23-year-old starter, acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Max Scherzer/Trea Turner trade, recorded 11 called strikes, (six with his fastball; two with his curveball, and three with his slider) in a five-inning outing, with 10 Ks from the 22 batters he faced in an 82-pitch effort.
“Obviously that’s a really accomplished team and I think I line up against them in my next start,” Gray said after the outing, “.