Yan Gomes and Trea Turner homered. Victor Robles made another diving catch. But if there is one highlight to take from last night’s loss to the Braves in Nationals Park, it was that nine-pitch, nine-strike, three-K inning by Kyle Finnegan. Yep, an immaculate inning. It was only the 102nd time in MLB history that someone did it, and just the fifth time by a National. Yeah it really was impressive, and it’s another sign that Finnegan is comfortable in the majors at this point.
“He’s definitely gained a lot of confidence,” Davey Martinez said.
“He knows what he needs to do.