Joan Adon struggled to repeat his mechanics and command his pitches in his start against the New York Mets earlier this month (3 2⁄3 IP, 3 H, 5 BB, 3 ER), but the Nationals’ 23-year-old starter and Washington’s pitching coach Jim Hickey worked hard in the lead-up to his next outing and he bounced back with a solid turn against the Marlins in Miami (4.2 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 1 ER).
“He was way better,” manager Davey Martinez said after what ended up a 5-1 loss for Adon and the Nats.