In spite of the fact he struggled at points in each of his last two starts, with strong stretches and bad ones, Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez said Jake Irvin would continue to start for Washington again, even after veteran starter Chad Kuhl came off the IL recently.
“We definitely want to give Jake a longer look,” the sixth-year skipper explained.
“To me, Jake has a lot of upside, and I think he’s only scratching the surface right now, but his stuff is good. His stuff is real good.”
There was work to do after he gave up five hits, four walks, and six runs, four earned, in just 2 2⁄3 IP last time out before he faced San Diego’s Padres in the series finale in Nationals Park.