Going into Saturday’s start, Jon Lester was throwing cutters (30.8%) and four-seam fastballs (30%) for 60.8% of his pitches this season, mixing in a changeup (17.6%), sinker (13.7%), and curveball (8.0%) in his first year with the Washington Nationals after signing a 1-year/$5M deal with the club this winter, which was similar to his pitch mix in 2020 in Chicago, but in his 16th major league season, opposing hitters had a .316 AVG on his cutter, and .391 AVG on his four-seam fastballs, up from .227 and .295, respectively, in his sixth season as a Cub last year.
Washington Nationals and Jon Lester need to find a fix...
