The Washington Nationals were already down against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but relief pitcher Kyle Barraclough delivered the knockout punch: a nasty right hook to his own team’s dome.
Barraclough entered yesterday’s game in the eighth inning with his team down by four runs. His job was to keep the game within grand slam range. However, he managed to record only one out while surrendering three runs, all of which scored on a home run from rookie Kevin Cron.
This outing only added to Barraclough’s recent struggles. In his last five appearances, he has allowed two or more earned runs in three of them.