On Friday, the Nationals made Major League Baseball history.
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Nationals manager Dusty Baker didn’t have Felipe Rivero because, prior to the first pitch, the Pirates had acquired the hard-throwing left-hander in a deal for All-Star closer Mark Melancon.
The Washington Nationals snapped a three-game winning streak Saturday afternoon in San Francisco, dropping the second game of the series against the Giants, 5-3. “Great job by Sammy (Solis) coming in and getting two pitches and three outs”.
Zimmerman stepped on first base to record the second out, then fired to third base to nab Giants baserunner Denard Span, who scampered for home and didn’t realize the ball had been caught. With the game on the line in the eighth inning, they executed a 3-3-5 triple play to escape the jam and leave the scuffling Giants absolutely stunned. I just happened to hit it right at him.
Later on in the game, in the seventh inning, San Francisco’s offense would come to life once again, this time when they needed it the most.
He allowed three runs and four hits, struck out four and walked five.
Two other Giants regulars are missing from Saturday s lineup. 139 (19 for 137) in that department since the All-Star break.
“We have to get better here, really in all facets of the game”, said manager Bruce Bochy Friday. The Reds bashed a pair of fourth-inning home runs on Monday, and the Nationals knocked Peavy out of the game after scoring three times in their second plate appearances. Span, Pagan, Blanco and Conor Gillaspie had two hits apiece for the Giants, who out-hit the Nationals 9-8.Samardzija went through the first 12 Nationals without giving up a hit. He crushed it over the left field wall to make it 2-0, and the Nationals tacked on another run with consecutive hits to start the fourth inning. The Florida native earned a win over the Dodgers on July 20 but was held out of the decision at Cleveland on Tuesday despite surrendering two earned runs in 6 1/3 frames. Pedro Severino, summoned from Syracuse to San Francisco one day ahead of Lopez, will catch the game, Baker disclosed. In order to create room on the 25-man roster for INF Eduardo Nunez, the Giants sent OF Jarrett Parker to Triple-A….
Matt Duffy left the park after the game to begin his rehab assignment with the River Cats.
The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Reynaldo Lopez from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday.
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