The right -hander of the Washington Nationals, Jake Irvin, managed to understand the mound in Los Angeles once and will be absent for a repeated result when he confronts the Dodgers on Saturday evening in the game in the middle of a three -game series.
On April 17, 2024, Irvin made six-sleeves aimlessly with six stick withdrawals in the basic stadium of the Dodgers while starting the Nationals towards a 2-0 victory. It was his first of a career summit of 10 wins last season.
Irvin (5-3, 4.23 ERA) is back this weekend, planned to make his 16th beginning of 2025, and will seek to return to the form he showed during the delivery of eight-sleeves aimless in a victory against the Giants of San Francisco on May 24. Since this outing, it is 1-2 with an MPM of 6.86 in four starts.
Irvin has a 1-2 file with an MPM of 4.88 in five lifelong starts against the Dodgers.
A strong exit from Irvin could also stimulate a sagged national team that has lost 12 of its last 13 games, 6-5 of which the Dodgers are swapped during the opening of the series on Friday. The Nationals received circuits from Amed Rosario, Riley Adams and CJ Abrams but failed.
A day after hitting two circuits, including the end of the match in the 11th round against the Colorado rockies, James Wood of Washington went 0 for 5 with two sticks to the stick on Friday. He struck three circuits in the three -game series between the teams in April when Washington won two of the three.
“Each time he climbed up up there, I really feel like he’s lucky to hit a 100-mile ball on or more time,” said the director of nationals Dave Martinez. “What I like, however, is that he does his walks, what is great. If he continues to do that, then Sky is the limit for him. He must accept his walks, and when he does and gets the ball in the area, he hits hard.”
The Dodgers, who have won six of their last seven games, will send the right-hander Dustin May (4-4, 4.46 ERA) to the mound on Saturday. May first won in three starts when he granted three points over six strokes and four balls in six strokes in six heats of a 5-4 victory against the Giants of San Francisco on Sunday.
May’s only career appearance against the Nationals was a departure in April in Washington when he abandoned three points (a deserved) in six rounds and has always been accused of a defeat in 6-4 defeat.
May will count on the help of his powerful offense on Saturday. Andy Pages had a match for two homes on Tuesday against the Padres of San Diego and now has 15 circuits, exceeding his 13 in his recruit season in 2024.
Pages succeeded two strokes and an RBI on Friday, while in the Berique Hernandez succeeded two strokes with two points and Miguel Rojas struck a two -point circuit. Hernandez took a rare start to the first goal in place of Freddie Freeman, while Rojas spent Max Muncy in the third for the night.
Freeman and Mancy should go back to the starting training on Saturday.
“I know it’s a long season, and you will receive more opportunities to contribute,” said Rojas. “It’s nice to finally get a game like this where you feel a game, and not only on the defensive or something like that, but do what you are supposed to do against the left-handed pitch.”
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will have to come back on Saturday after serving a suspension of a match for his actions during a protective incident against the benches against the Padres on Thursday. San Diego manager Mike Shildt was also suspended for a match.
– field level media
