For the second straight night, the Washington Nationals offense did just enough on the road as the team’s eight led to an 8-6 win over the San Francisco Giants to clinch the series win.
James Wood anchored the way after accounting for three of the team’s eight hits, adding an RBI to his 3-for-5 day, while Jacob Young registered a pair of runs after going 2-for-4. While the duo accounted for nearly half other the team’s hits, Nasim Nunez also ended his day with three strikeouts on an 0-for-4 night.
Andrew Alvarez opened on Tuesday after he allowed a pair of earned runs and five hits across four innings, while Brad Lord was credited for the win after allowing three hits over 2.2 innings.
The Nationals would grab the lead early after pulling off a carbon copy of the first two games of the road trip as James Wood opened the game with a leadoff single before Luis Garcia Jr. blasted a 382 foot home run over the right field wall, giving Washington an early 2-0 lead. Washington threatened to add to it in the next inning after Nunez’s lone hit was a leadoff double in the second before three straight strikeouts ended the inning.
Three innings later, another James Wood single would lead to an RBI after bringing home Young from third and pushing Washington’s early lead to 3-0. Yet the Giants would cut into the lead in the bottom of the inning after a pitching change. Alvarez allowed his first two batters to reach base before Brad Lord stepped on the mound, eventually giving up a two run RBI double. A subsequent walk would load the bases, but Alvarez got out of the jam thanks to a pop out then grounder ended the frame.
Washington’s final surge came in the third inning after adding two more runs, first on a wild pitch before Daylen Lile drew a bases loaded walk to push the lead back to 5-2. Lile then belted a triple in the ninth inning for his lone hit of the game, driving in CJ Abrams for the final insurance run to stamp the 6-3 win.
The Nationals will have a chance to secure the series sweep when the two teams meet on Wednesday with first pitch set for 3:45 PM. The win also secured the 23rd road win of the season, tied with the Atlanta Braves for the most across the MLB.
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