A 33-year-old pitcher who hadn’t pitched in the majors since 2017 gave the Nationals four solid innings and a 32-year-old rookie outfielder hit a walk-off winner to beat the Phillies in the nation’s capital with his first MLB bomb.
So what did Davey Martinez think of Paolo Espino and Yadiel Hernandez’s contributions to last night’s win?
“It’s huge,” the third-year skipper said. “These guys get an opportunity — Espino has done it before, he’s in the big leagues, gets the chance to come back up here, and keeps us in the ballgame.