Paolo Espino solid in spot start, but Nationals drop series finale to Diamondbacks
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By Andy Kostka
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The Washington Times
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Sunday, April 18, 2021
Paolo Espino officially heard at 5 p.m. Saturday night that he’d be pitching for the Washington Nationals the following afternoon. With Stephen Strasburg scratched from his scheduled start due to right shoulder inflammation, Espino was called up from the alternate training site for the series finale with the Diamondbacks.
Waiting to welcome the 34-year-old Espino back to the big leagues was the Diamondbacks’ Josh Rojas, who sent a leadoff home run flying out of Nationals Park.