Joke (3-2) threw five goalless innings to defeat Arizona on Friday. He allowed two hits and a step while scoring seven hits.
The right-hander threw 55 of 85 slots for strikes on the way to his third election victory. Under normal circumstances, he would likely have stayed in the game longer, but Washington chose to keep his arm, with the team running eleven runs through five frames. Since Scherzer started against Toronto on April 27th, he has only allowed two deserved runs over his next 21.1 frames while scoring a 30: 2 K: BB. Its next launch is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday at Wrigley Field.
