“He had a good outing his last outing,” Davey Martinez said before MacKenzie Gore took on the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday afternoon in the nation’s capital, pointing to Gore’s seven-inning, 11-strikeout performance against Kansas City in the Royals’ home.
“Let’s continue to do that,” the Nationals’ manager said.
“Consistency. He’s got to keep the ball down. We always talk about him throwing strikes, keeping the ball down.
“When he does that, he’s really good, and everything plays off the ball being down for him.”
There was some concern going into the outing, which saw Gore taking on a club with some tough lefties in the lineup, especially considering the southpaw’s reverse splits 11 starts into his second season in the majors.