“Josiah [Gray] wasn’t real sharp, but he made pitches when he had to, gave us six strong innings,” Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez told reporters after Washington’s starter walked five but held New York Yankees’ hitters to a run on one hit (a solo homer) in a 2-1 victory in the Bronx.
The fact Gray was as successful as he was in the outing in spite of the fact he threw more balls than strikes was a sign, the manager said, just how good the starter’s arsenal is now.
“To me that’s a testament to how good his stuff is,” Martinez explained.