Patrick Corbin tossed four scoreless to start his last outing before tonight’s, but ended up giving up five runs on three home runs over his final 2+ innings on the mound in an 8-0 loss to Houston’s Astros. That outing left the left-hander (0-6) in eight starts this season, with a 6.28 ERA, a 4.20 FIP, 19 walks, 36 Ks, and a .286/.368/.441 line against in 38 2⁄3 IP.
It’s a work in progress with Corbin after two+ seasons now of struggles for the southpaw.
“He’s a professional, he’s working hard, and he’s working to get better,” Nats’ skipper Davey Martinez told reporters after the start against the ‘Stros, “and as you can see for me, I’ll go back, we’ll take away what he did really well, early on, and just reiterate that when you’re down, and using both sides of the plate, you’re really good and effective, you know.