The Nationals put up a very strong fight towards the latter half of tonight’s ballgame, but ultimately, the Philadelphia pitching staff proved to be just a little bit better tonight. The Phillies’ most highly touted pitching prospect this decade, Andrew Painter, made his major league debut tonight, getting the start for the Phils, and he was magnificent. The rookie struck out eight over 5.1 dominant innings, just overpowering the Nats’ hitters throughout the night with a high-90s fastball, as well as a sinker/slider/changeup mix that looked just unhittable at times. To their credit, the Nationals’ pitching staff was awesome in their own right, getting out of jams left and right over the course of this one; in the end, they just couldn’t get the run support needed to come away with the win.
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