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- Updated: September 29, 2016
WASHINGTON — During an interview on a Washington radio station earlier in the day, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo called left-hander Gio Gonzalez the team’s most capable No. 3 starter in the postseason. But in what was likely his final start of what has been an uneven regular season, Gonzalez needed 100 pitches to complete 3 2/3 innings as the D-backs cruised to a 3-0 victory in a 5 1/3-inning, rain-shortened game at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.
The game began after a 33-minute rain delay, and lasted until one out in the sixth before the umpires called for the tarp to return. The game was eventually called and the loss decreased the Nationals’ lead to 1 1/2 games over the Dodgers for home-field advantage in the National League Division Series. Los Angeles was playing later Wednesday.
Arizona right-hander Shelby Miller ended his season on a high note, holding Washington to five hits across five shutout innings with five strikeouts.
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