Miami Marlins' starter Mat Latos walked five batters in 6 u2153 innings last night in Nationals Park, but he held Washington's hitters to just two hits and one earned run, striking out six and inducing ten ground ball outs from the 25 batters he faced in what ended up a 2-1 win.
So what was working for the Marlins' right-hander, who entered the game with a 6.86 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP after 21 IP in 2015? "Curveball. Offspeed pitches," Nats' skipper Matt Williams said. "Early on he was struggling with command.