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When everyone wondered if Joe Ross was going to be able to throw as well as he did in Arizona, he actually did better with a 6.0 inning 3-hit shutout and 5 strikeouts. If Asdrubal Cabrera snagged a low liner, Ross probably gets through that outing with no stress. All of the offense the Nats needed was the oppo 3-run home run by Gerardo Parra against the team that DFA’d him in May. That is what is known as poetic justice. The Nats offense only had nine hits in the game, and five of those came from the table-setters of Trea Turner and Adam Eaton. The other big blast of the game came from pinch-hitter Andrew Stevenson who almost hit a home run in centerfield but settled for a double. Stevo has some impressive numbers in San Francisco. The Nats bullpen held the Giants to one run in three innings while resting Sean Doolittle and Fernando Rodney in this 4-1 game. Continue reading
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