22 Drew Storen, RP

Nationals reliever Drew Storen entered Friday's game in the 10th inning with a one-run advantage.

The right-hander worked his way around two hits as he secured a 6-5 victory. He struck out one and improved his ERA to 4.41 after notching his first save of the season.

Nationals pitcher Drew Storen worked a scoreless seventh inning Sunday at Pittsburgh to register his fifth hold of the season and post back-to-back pristine outings for the first time this season. His appearance was also his first in six days as the team's bullpen has failed to develop a consistent routine after the first month.

Storen also went six games between appearances earlier this year and has pitched on consecutive days only once. That has led to a 4.76 ERA for the right-hander, who entered the season with a 2.90 mark.

"There's a fine line," Storen told The Washington Post about his usage. "You got to find a happy medium of not throwing too much. But you also don't want to have too much rest. Because when you have too much rest, you start to elevate, you start throwing through the break and stuff. It's a fine line to stay sharp. That's kind of what I said to him. I don't mind getting up and just throwing, even if I don't go in the game. I don't care."