 This was an old-fashioned pitcher's duel between a young right-hander and a veteran left-hander. Irvin with a 1-2-3 first and issued a walk in the second inning and allowed a base hit in the third inning. That would be it as far as base runners against Irvin. Meanwhile, the Nationals had a few early scoring chances. Lane Thomas, a walk in the first inning, stole second base, but Harold Ramirez grounded a third and Joey Manessis lined out to third. Riley Adams' return to the big leagues had a base hit in the second but didn't make it beyond first.