Saw Cate in HBG last night. He did not have a particularly good game. 3.1 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 2 BB, 7 Ks.
His control was not good. He was all over the place, including 2 wild pitches.
I didn’t realize his fast ball was so slow - 89-90.
I thought maybe he was just having an off night last night, but then saw that he’s 2-9, with an ERA approaching 6. He did not look like the guy who won the Nationals’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2019. In fairness, the defense did not help him last night. There were two errors behind him, and a couple of other plays that were just sloppy.
When I saw him in Hagerstown in 2019, I seem to remember that they pronounced his last name as “kah-tay”. But last night he was announced as “kate”, rhyming with “gate”. I wonder which it is.
