Davey Martinez’s message for Patrick Corbin coming out of the left-hander’s fourth start of the spring was one he has been repeating throughout the past few seasons as the now-34-year-old starter has struggled to find his form from 2018, which earned him a 6-year/$140M contract with the Nationals, or 2019, when he helped Washington win the first World Series title by a D.C.-based club since 1924.
“We always talk about with him: When he’s down, he’s very effective,” Martinez reiterated, as quoted by MASN’s Mark Zuckerman.
Corbin gave up three hits and two runs in the first inning of that March 11th outing, in what ended up a 30-pitch frame, and then a third run in the second, with a two-out single, walk, and RBI hit adding to the total.