Joe Ross was up to ten straight batters set down to start the Spring before Miami Marlins’ outfielder Matt Joyce singled with one out in the second inning this afternoon, but Joyce was caught stealing one out later, and Ross worked around a leadoff walk in the third and final inning of work for the Washington Nationals’ 26-year-old right-hander in what ended up being a 3-2 walk-off win.
Ross tossed two scoreless on 23 pitches in his 2020 Grapefruit League debut last week, impressing in his first outing as he competes for the fifth spot in the Nationals’ rotation.