Joan Adon got the start in place of the injured Josiah Gray on Tuesday night in Oracle Park, but the 25-year-old starter (who acquitted himself well in San Francisco) was optioned out to Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday, with catcher Drew Millas called up for the finale with the Giants.
Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez was asked before the second of three games in the series if we might see Jackson Rutledge up while Josiah Gray is out resting his injured elbow.
Rutledge, the recently-turned-25-year-old, 2019 1st Round pick, made his debut late in 2023 with the Nationals, and impressed in Spring Training this year before he was optioned out to Triple-A Rochester.