MacKenzie Gore walked four batters in 3 of 4 starts before taking on the New York Mets last night in Citi Field, and he talked after the third of the four-walk outings about needing to get the free passes under control, since they are creating difficult situations he has to then work his way out of, or, you know, not.
Gore forced in a run with a bases loaded walk in his start against the Baltimore Orioles in his turn in the rotation last week in Nationals Park, after two walks and a single loaded the bases, then he gave up a walk, and one batter later, a two-run home run before a strong finish to the outing which saw him retire the final eight batters he faced, five of them via strikeout.