Cornelio's Brief Shine, Then Demotion

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It's June 13th. This is Washington Nationals News Today, driven by AI, your team, nonstop. The Washington Nationals are dealing with another tough loss, this time against the Seattle Mariners. Their starting pitcher, Zach Watteau, had a rough outing giving up five earned runs in less than two innings. This forced pitcher, Riley Cornelio, into the game for an extended period, his third appearance in the majors.
Cornelio pitched for four and a third innings, which was a lot more than his previous two appearances combined. While there were some promising signs in his performance, the team decided to send him back down to Triple-A Rochester after the game. The main reason for sending Cornelio down is his pitch count. He threw 73 pitches and the Nationals need fresh arms in their bullpen for the rest of the series.
Since he wouldn't be available for a few days, they used one of his options to bring up another reliever.
Despite giving up three earned runs and only striking out two batters, Cornelio showed some good things. His slider was effective, getting a lot of swings and misses. His fastball was also strong, sitting in the mid-90s. He still needs to work on his control and striking out batters. But he did show some flashes of potential during his time on the mound against Seattle. He'll head back to Rochester to refine those skills.