Fedde began the night with three hitless innings and kept the momentum going against the playoff-chasing Marlins. The righty relied heavily on his sinker (47 of his 91 pitches), which yielded 15 swings and 11 called strikes.\n\nJesús Aguilar had the only hit off Fedde, a fourth-inning single.\n\n“The key for him is utilizing his fastball, pitching on both sides of the plate,” manager Dave Martinez said. “He did that really well today. Really well. I’m proud of him.”\n\nFacing the Marlins was a welcome change of pace for Fedde. He pitched against the Braves in his last two starts, and the Phillies in the two starts before then.\n\n“It’s nice seeing some new faces, some new reports to read on players, guys that haven’t seen you so recently,” Fedde said. “It’s always tough when, say, you got a guy out on one pitch and you probably know what he’s looking for the next time around. It’s good to go in and mix it up. I’m definitely happy to not be facing those two teams anymore.”\n\nWith a strong outing from Fedde, the Nationals needed to make just one call to the bullpen.
From beginning the year as a reliever to being tasked with starting in place of an injured Stephen Strasburg, Fedde put the progress he has made in his third full Major League season on display.\n\n“I feel like with Fedde, he’s just stepped up to whatever role he’s been asked to,” catcher