The whole opener thing worked, sort of, with Matt Grace retiring all six batters he faced in two innings on the mound, but Joe Ross gave up a home run to the first batter he faced in the third inning, and by the time he was done, the Los Angeles Dodgers had scored seven runs (six earned) on him, putting the Washington Nationals behind 9-2 after seven in what ended up a 9-3 win for LA in D.C.
Ross Grace vs the Dodgers: Talking to reporters after last night’s loss, Nats’ manager Davey Martinez said that it was going to be Joe Ross starting in this afternoon’s matchup with the Dodgers.