Senzatela stranded a baserunner in the first inning, then gave up a two-run blast to Noelvi Marte in the second. Austin Hays later took Senzatela deep for a pair of solo homers in the fourth and sixth innings. He gave up a base hit with no outs folling Hays’s homer in the sixth and that would be it. The 30-year-old right-hander struck out four. He’ll take a 5.22 ERA, 1.88 WHIP, and a 13/5 K/BB ratio across 29 1/3 innings into a start against the Giants in San Francisco on Friday.

The 30-year-old right-hander walked one and struck out two opposing hitters on the night. The Nationals scratched out a run against him in the top of the first inning as James Wood worked a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a ground ball and scored on an RBI single off the bat of Nathaniel Lowe. Senzatela then settled in and finished his day with five scoreless innings. He got just three swings and misses on 83 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll see if he can build off of this strong start as he totes a 4.81 ERA, 1.93 WHIP and a 9/5 K/BB ratio (24 1/3 innings) into Saturday’s showdown against the Reds.

Need to get your batting average up? Make sure you’re in the lineup against Antonio Senzatela. He’s now allowed 36 hits over his four starts, and that’s over only 18 innings. Two of those hits allowed were homers; a two-run shot by Mookie Betts and a solo blast by Shohei Ohtani. Senzatela will either give up 15 hits or throw a no-hitter against the Nationals over the weekend because that’s how this sport works.