Tanner Rainey locked down the Nationals’ 3-1 win over Pittsburgh’s Pirates on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., after eight strong from starter Patrick Corbin, converting his sixth save in seven opportunities in June. But there was a little drama in the top of the ninth, as usual, when Rainey takes the mound.
The hard-throwing right-hander went 90% fastballs in his latest outing, averaging 98.4 MPH and getting up to 100, but he gave up a one-out walk, and a two-out single which gave the visiting team a chance to take the lead with one swing, before struck out the final batter of the game to earn his 11th save of the season.