Jake Irvin retired the final seven batters he faced, finishing strong in the series opener in Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park, but Washington’s starter was erratic early in the first of three with the Phillies this weekend, a 4-2 loss for the Nationals in the end.
Irvin gave up a run in the first on a one-out single and two-out RBI double, 1-0 Philly, and after his teammates rallied to tie it up, on an RBI double by Keibert Ruiz, he surrendered another run in the home-half of the second, 1-1, with a leadoff walk, single, groundout, and wild pitch bringing in the second run, 2-1, before an RBI groundout made it a 3-1 game.