Mark Canha got to Kyle Finnegan, who was pitching for the first time in a week, during Milwaukee’s 9-5 win over Washington on Saturday night.
MILWAUKEE — It had been a week since Kyle Finnegan was on the mound. The Washington Nationals’ closer felt his four-seamer and splitter were coming out of his hand well Saturday night. Still, he loaded the bases with the score tied and two outs in the eighth inning, setting up a matchup with Mark Canha. The moment prompted a visit from pitching coach Jim Hickey.By that point, the Nationals had overcome a poor, two-inning start by Trevor Williams.
lead, and they beat the Nationals by the same score. Washington’s comeback was flushed down the drain in the few moments it took for Canha’s blast to reach the seats.“I just didn’t execute the pitch,” Finnegan said. “After the mound visit, we thought my best matchup against him was a splitter down and in. And I just didn’t execute it. It hung up, went over the plate, and he put a really good swing on it and hit the ball out of the park.
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