Patrick Corbin’s second outing in the last three in which he failed to get out of the first put Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez in a tough position. Three seasons into his struggles in Washington’s rotation, Corbin’s issues forced the fifth-year skipper to consider his options outside of just continuing to run the 33-year-old southpaw out there, hoping against hope he’d figure things out.
“We’ll have some discussions,” Martinez said after Corbin gave up five hits (two home runs) and six earned runs in 2⁄3 of an inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in Citizens Bank Park.