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- Updated: July 30, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Max Scherzer controlled a reeling Giants offense for seven innings before the Washington bullpen got out of a bases-loaded jam via a wild triple play in the eighth as the Nationals beat San Francisco, 4-1, at AT&T Park on Friday night.
Washington’s relief pitchers lacked the same command as its starter, and the Giants quickly loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth. However, Sammy Solis got Brandon Crawford to line out to Ryan Zimmerman, who stepped on first base for the second out and threw to third base to catch Denard Span too far up the line to end the inning.
An RBI single from Ben Revere and Daniel Murphy’s RBI triple broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth, and the Nationals got a three-run cushion on Anthony Rendon’s single that scored Jayson Werth in the sixth. Werth finished the game 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored.
Jeff Samardzija lasted six innings for the first time since the All-Star break. But, with the Giants’ struggles at the plate persisting, each mistake proved costly. The Giants have now scored two runs or fewer in three consecutive games.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Historic triple play: The Nationals pulled off the first triple play in franchise history when Zimmerman caught a lineout fromCrawford, stepped on first base and fired to third. It was the first ever 3-3-5 triple play in baseball …
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