Summary
John Patterson dominated in his team-high fourth start this spring. The tall right-hander pitched another five scoreless innings, running his shutout streak in exhibition play to 12. Against the split-squad Tigers, Patterson allowed just four hits and struck out six. From the second through the third innings, Patterson struck out four of six Detroit batters.
Patterson, the Nationals' No. 2 starter, has three more spring starts before Opening Day. During that time, Patterson said he would like to work on his slider and locate his fastball up in the strike zone with more frequency.See the full content of this document
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Nationals 8, Tigers 2
Nick Johnson and Ryan Zimmerman belted back-to-back home runs off Ti...
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