Tue 5/13/14 12:49 AM

Josh Collmenter allowed four runs on four hits over five innings in a Monday no-decision against the Nationals. It wasn't pretty, but Collmenter was actually in line for the win before Addison Reed punted the game away in the ninth. Collmenter's struggles came courtesy of the long ball, as he served up a second inning Tyler Moore solo homer and then a fourth inning two-run Ian Desmond bomb to left. Collmenter's 3.89 ERA and 1.22 WHIP look fine enough, but he's allowed less than three earned runs in only two of six starts and has gone beyond six frames once. Collmenter will find himself across from Clayton Kershaw in Saturday evening's date with the Dodgers.