The Nationals took it easy on Blake Treinen in his return to the rotation, though he still pitched efficiently enough to finish six innings in a no-decision against the Padres.
Treinen needed just 63 pitches to get through six solid innings, as he let the defense do much of the work behind him. He struck out just one batter and walked none, while throwing 42 of 63 pitches for strikes in the outing. Treinen allowed two runs on five hits in his six innings of work, and was in line for the first win of his career before a blown save by Rafael Soriano.
Treinen made his return to the rotation after pitching just two total innings since May 22, so it makes sense that his workload was limited. He has a 1.78 ERA in 25 1/3 innings of work on the season and should make his net start Thursday against the Giants.