The Washington Nationals were leading the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 heading into the eighth inning Saturday night when Sean Doolittle took the mound for the fourth time in the 2020 season. Maybe the recorded fan soundtrack at Nationals Park needs louder “Doooos, or maybe Doolittle needs to find a way to pick up the velocity, because he’s not feeling much love. Now his trusted setup-closer partner Daniel Hudson’s perfect start to 2020 is over, and the team again has bullpen questions.
Surely, cleaning up after a strong start and middle relief effort from Austin Voth, Javy Guerra, and Tanner Rainey, Doolittle’s .