The Washington Nationals survive in an extremely stressful win
It was torture to watch but Justin Lawrence closed the show and gave the Nats a much needed win
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JUNE 26: James Wood #29 of the Washington Nationals is tagged out at home plate in the fourth inning by Samuel Basallo #29 of the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 26, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) | Getty Images It was not pretty in the slightest, but the Washington Nationals are back in the win column. They eked out a 4-3 win in extra innings.
Foster Griffin was brilliant, and they bounced back from yet another bullpen collapse to get the job done. When a hero was needed, Justin Lawrence stepped up in the top of the 10th to get a monster save.Scoring was tough to come by in this contest.
Both starting pitchers were excellent. Brandon Young of the O’s was getting a ton of swings and misses tonight. He got 23 whiffs in only 5 innings, which is a huge number.
His splitter was really fooling Nats hitters. However, the approach of the offense left a lot to be desired tonight even accounting for Young’s sharp stuff.However, Foster Griffin was even better than Young.
Griffin had a laborious first two innings of work, throwing over 50 pitches. He got the efficiency under control as the game went on though, getting through 7 innings without allowing an earned run. Griffin had big time strikeout stuff early in the game, getting 8 K’s in 3 innings.
Down the stretch though, Griffin relied more on soft contact, showing how versatile he is as a pitcher.Foster Griffin in June:31.1 IP1.
15 ERA2 starts with 9 K 💥His ERA on the season now sits at 2.93! pic.
twitter.com/ooPV13vu2N— Just Baseball (@JustBB_Media) June 28, 2026Watching Foster Griffin pitch is such a joy to watch. He is not going to blow anyone away, but he has so many different pitches and pinpoint command.
In Griffin’s last inning of work, he did not throw a single 4-seamer or sinker. You are truly going to see the kitchen sink from Foster, and it has been working so well for him.Earlier in the season, there is no chance that Blake Butera wou
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