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Nationals reward sharp Gio against visiting Giants
- Updated: August 6, 2016
WASHINGTON — Gio Gonzalez showed the Giants who was boss — at least on Friday night, anyway — as the Nationals defeated the National League West leaders, 5-1, at Nationals Park. Washington has won four straight games, while San Francisco fell to 5-14 since the All-Star break.
Gonzalez, who lost to the Giants on the road last week, pitched his best game of the season, lasting seven innings and allowing one run on two hits. He retired nine of the first 10 hitters he faced and then allowed a solo homer to Angel Pagan. By then, the Nats already had a 3-1 lead.
The Nationals scored their first two runs off Giants right-hander Jeff Samardzija in the first inning. Jayson Werth — who reached base for the 36th consecutive game, tying the longest on-base streak in the Majors this year — …
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