Vance Worley, who’s battling for a bullpen spot with Washington this Spring, got a start for the Nationals this afternoon in their Grapefruit League matchup with the New York Yankees, but struggled, giving up seven hits, two walks and four runs, three earned in 3 1⁄3 innings pitched in what ended up a 9-3 loss.
Bryce Harper kept hitting, going 2 for 4 vs NY (.314 AVG on the Spring) and Nationals’ first baseman Ryan Zimmerman collected a hit in his fifth straight game (8 for 12 over that stretch), but the Nationals came up short in West Palm Beach, Florida’s Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.