Its Friday, May 30 and the Nationals (26-30) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (27-29).
Jake Irvin is slated to take the mound for Washington against Merrill Kelly for Arizona.
The Nationals closed out their series with the Mariners with a 9-3 win in ten innings last night in Seattle. Josh Bell went yard as part of Washington’s seven-run tenth inning to help secure the series win.
Arizona was off yesterday following back-to-back losses to the Pirates including a 10-1 smack on Wednesday. Zac Gallen opened the floodgates allowing five earned runs over five innings for the home team.
Lets dive into the opener in this series and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff,