Niese allowed one run on nine hits and a walk while striking out five while falling 1-0 Saturday to the Nationals. Niese was able to dance in-and-out of trouble most of the game but his propensity for putting runners on hurt him in the second when Washington scored the only run of the frame. It was a fairly solid rebound start for Niese after struggling last week against the Yankees, though the WHIP still needs to come down substantially.