Gio Gonzalez pitched a shutout and the bullpen picked each other up and Felipe Rivero gets the Save as Blake Treinen was nails in the 8th inning to save a bases loaded 1 out situation to induce a 6-4-3 tailor-made doubleplay.
Bryce Harper comes up huge with an oppo low liner down the leftfield line that scores 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th for the only runs in the 2-1 final against the Braves.
The Washington Nationals have never started a season with 5 wins in their first 6 games and this is a new team record which the Nats hope to improve on tomorrow with Stephen Strasburg.
.@Bharper3407 came to the plate 5x w RISP this year. He was walked every time. Tonight? 2B: https://t.co/ZMloyxec4f pic.twitter.com/og7R3qETra
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) April 13, 2016
Last DC-based ballclub to start the season 5-1? 1951 Senators.
Until tonight. pic.twitter.com/RnMuCMsqG4
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) April 13, 2016
