Nats' Alvarez Shines, But Sent Back Down

On April 21st, the Washington Nationals finally grabbed a win in their three-game series

against the San Francisco Giants, taking the Sunday finale, with a clean shut-out after

dropping the first two.

This victory hits right as they gear up to face the NL East, leading Atlanta Braves starting

Monday, and it came amid some rough patches for there.

Pitching staff, Andrew Alvarez stepped up big time, recalled from AAA Rochester to throw

four and one-third scoreless innings in relief of Miles McAlas, giving.

The young squad are real morale boost, but right after, the Nats' option Alvarez backed

down to Rochester, likely to clear a bullpen spot for a fresh reliever against Atlanta and

keep him on.

A starter's schedule, with their rotation struggling, Cade Cavalli and Vets like Zach Wittell and

McAlas not delivering, Alvarez's strong track record, including a two-point, 3-1 ERA

over five starts last year, has folks wondering if he'll get a real shot there soon.

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