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- Updated: July 21, 2016
WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper led the hitting barrage on Wednesday night, and the Nationals pounded the Dodgers, 8-1, at Nationals Park.
It was Harper who put Washington ahead in the first inning off right-hander Bud Norris. After Daniel Murphy doubled with two outs, Harper swung at a 3-1 pitch and launched the ball into the third deck in right field for a two-run homer, his 20th. It marked the fourth time Harper has hit 20 home runs in a season.
Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez got off to a slow start. By the second inning, he had thrown 42 pitches, and Los Angeles took advantage, scoring its only run in that inning when Scott Van Slyke scored on a single by Charlie Culberson to cut the lead in half. Gonzalez went on to pitch six innings and allow the one run on three hits.
It was all Nats after that. Norris was on the mound in the fifth inning when Ben Revere and Jayson Werth hit back-to-back home runs to make it a 4-1 game. This is the 12th time this season the Nationals have hit back-to-back home runs.
In the following inning, Harper scored on a double by Wilson Ramos. After Norris left the game, Louis Coleman allowed an RBI triple to Trea Turner, who then stole home on a double steal.
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