Mitchell Parker delivered an outstanding performance against the Houston Astros, leading the Washington Nationals to a 6-0 victory. In just his second career start, Parker pitched seven scoreless innings on only 73 pitches, retiring 13 of the 14 batters he faced and throwing 10 called balls. This performance not only secured a win for the Nationals but also marked Parker's rise to 2-0 as a major leaguer, highlighting his emergence as a significant pitching talent. Luis Garcia Jr. contributed to the victory with three singles and two RBIs.
Mitchell Parker threw 7 shutout innings in just his 2nd career start as the #Nats were able to take the weekend series vs. the #Astros @MarkZuckerman & @AlGaldi after the 6-0 win to close a fun weekend in Navy Yard: https://t.co/OZUxzIkE6N
Left-hander Mitchell Parker threw seven shutout innings, and Luis Garcia Jr. had three singles and two RBIs and the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 6-0 on Sunday. https://t.co/EEedJ2cHEl
Parker throws seven scoreless innings as Nationals blank Astros https://t.co/miLk2cvzra
With 7 scoreless innings on only 73 pitches, Mitchell Parker led the Nats to an easy 6-0 win, improved to 2-0 as a big leaguer and authored Chapter 2 in what has suddenly become the most compelling – and unexpected – pitching story in recent club history. https://t.co/f563U9Bg1t
Mitchell Parker flummoxes Astros in win https://t.co/5mrhLaR0kd
Mitchell Parker has faced 14 Astros batters. He has retired 13 of them. He has thrown 10 called balls.