Patrick Corbin struck out a season-high nine over seven scoreless innings en route to a 4-1 victory, the Washington Nationals' fourth in five games.
in 11 innings. That meant the Nationals desperately needed a lengthy outing from Corbin. Early on, he established his four-seam fastball on the inside of the plate, which helped set up his slider. He got nine whiffs on 21 swings at the slider . Nine were fouled off, and three were put in play — just one resulted in a hit. His slider velocity was 3 mph higher than his season average.In 2019, his first year with the Nationals, Corbin got whiffs on his slider 51.
“It was an unbelievable start,” Manager Dave Martinez said. “Kept the guys off balance. He gave us everything that we needed.” In the sixth, Ruiz started a scoring threat with a single. Dominic Smith followed with a double down the right field line. As Ruiz chugged around the bases, third base coach Gary DiSarcina waved him home. The relay throw by second baseman José Caballero beat Ruiz to the plate by a few steps, but Ruiz avoided a tag by stepping around catcher Tom Murphy and touching the plate before Murphy could get to him. But home plate umpire Derek Thomas called Ruiz out because he left the base line.
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