The Oakland Athletics will try to even their series in Washington when they face the Nationals again Saturday evening. Oakland fell behind early in the series opener Friday on their way to an 8-2 loss. Luis Medina will get the start for the A’s Saturday while the Nationals will go with righty Jake Irvin.
Medina will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing in his last start where he walked five and allowed three earned runs in just 3 1/3 innings against the Giants. Medina issued a total of five walks through four starts in July where he posted a 2.