Final
Giants beat Nats for third straight with Peavy, big offense
Aug 16, 2015 - 6:32 AM SAN FRANCISCO (AP) With some key hitters down, San Francisco is getting contributions from the reliable regulars and new faces determined to do their part - no matter if Washington's top starters were on the mound this weekend.In three days, they have delivered against Stephen Strasburg, Max Scherzer and, now, Gio Gonzalez, scoring 14 runs in 11 2/3 innings against those starters.
Matt Duffy hit a three-run double in San Francisco's decisive six-run third inning and a late run-scoring double, Jake Peavy worked into the sixth to end a three-start winless stretch and drew a key walk, helping the Giants beat the Nationals for the third straight game with a 12-6 win Saturday night.
''Look, it's hard to explain, this game's a funny game,'' Peavy said. ''The only thing I can say is, I promise you, no matter who we have on the field on any particular night, we feel like we're going to win. You have to feel that way.''
Take Kelby Tomlinson, who hit a two-run double in the fifth for San Francisco after Brandon Crawford was intentionally walked ahead of him. Tomlinson's leadoff triple against Gonzalez in the third got the rally started.
Ian Desmond cleared the left-field bleachers with a second-inning leadoff home run that hit the walkway for one of the longest in the ballpark's 16-year history. It was estimated at 470 feet, the Giants said.
Peavy (3-5) allowed five runs on nine hits while outpitching Gonzalez (9-5) as both teams played in a smoky haze from the Northern California wildfires.
Bryce Harper fouled a ball off his lower left foot in the seventh but stayed in the game as the stumbling Nationals lost their fifth straight game. Danny Espinosa homered in the ninth for his first career pinch-hit homer.
''It's the top of my foot actually. I got it pretty good. It felt terrible out there and it still feel pretty bad,'' Harper said. ''X-rays were all negative and that's a plus. It was painful. I squared it up pretty good.''
Peavy had all the support he needed after the third inning, when Brandon Belt and Crawford added RBI singles. The right-hander won for the first time in four starts since beating Oakland on July 24.
Belt added an RBI double in the sixth as San Francisco has won three straight against the Nationals for the first time since June 4, 2009-May 25, 2010.
Duffy's double in the third came shortly after Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty was ejected. McCatty made a mound visit after Tomlinson's triple and consecutive walks to Hector Sanchez and Peavy, then the coach began arguing balls and strikes.
Gonzalez was tagged for six runs on five hits in 2 2-3 innings and had his five-game winning streak snapped with his first loss in nine starts since June 15 at Tampa Bay. After tossing eight scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his last start, the lefty was knocked out after just 2 2-3 innings for his shortest appearance of the year.
He also was handed his first defeat by San Francisco since 2010, having gone 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA in his previous five outings. He limited the Giants to five hits over seven innings in a July 3 Nationals win.
Buster Posey added an RBI double in the fifth, then a run-scoring single. He got a break from catching duties and played first base, while Belt shifted to left field as manager Bruce Bochy wanted to keep his hot bat in the lineup.
LOOOONG INNING
The Giants' half of the third inning lasted 27 minutes, 38 seconds as San Francisco batted around.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: 1B Ryan Zimmerman had a day off but was used as a pinch-hitter.
Giants: RHP Mike Leake will be activated from the disabled list from a left hamstring strain to start Tuesday at St. Louis, meaning there will be a tough roster decision. San Francisco is also considering whether to give struggling RHP Matt Cain a break. ... RHP Tim Hudson, who pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings in a rehab outing for Class-A San Jose, will continue throwing off a mound every other day as he prepares for a possible relief role in September once off the DL. ... CF Angel Pagan will rehab his knee injury in Arizona when the team leaves town.
UP NEXT
Nationals: Rookie RHP Joe Ross (3-4), who was born across the bay in Berkeley and attended high school in Oakland, makes his first start in the Bay Area. ''He's pitched in some big games for us,'' manager Matt Williams said. ''He'll be ready for it.''
Giants: World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner tries to follow up his five-hitter against Houston when he pitches the series finale against the Nationals. Bumgarner is just 2-5 with a 3.32 ERA in nine starts - including the postseason - against Washington. He has dropped his last three in the cross-country rivalry and the Giants have lost Bumgarner's previous five starts facing the Nationals.
- WASHINGTON: 6
SAN FRANCISCO: 12
Final
Aug 16 1:12 AM - Posey singled to left, M.Duffy scored, J.Perez to second.
Nationals 5, Giants 12 Bot 8, 1 OutAug 16 1:00 AM - Buster Posey singles to left field. Juan Perez to second. Matt Duffy scores.
Nationals 5, Giants 12 Bot 8, 1 OutAug 16 12:59 AM - Matt Duffy doubles to deep left center field. Gregor Blanco scores.
Nationals 5, Giants 11 Bot 8, 1 OutAug 16 12:55 AM - Brandon Belt doubles to left center field. Gregor Blanco scores.
Nationals 5, Giants 10 Bot 6, 2 OutsAug 16 12:20 AM - Michael Taylor triples to left center field. Jose Lobaton scores.
Nationals 5, Giants 9 Top 6, 2 OutsAug 16 12:05 AM - Lobaton doubled to center, Desmond scored, Werth scored.
Nationals 4, Giants 9 Top 6, 1 OutAug 16 12:02 AM - Jose Lobaton doubles to deep center field. Jayson Werth scores. Ian Desmond scores.
Nationals 4, Giants 9 Top 6, 1 OutAug 16 12:02 AM - Tomlinson doubled to left, Posey scored, B.Crawford scored.
Nationals 2, Giants 9 Bot 5, 2 OutsAug 15 11:51 PM - Kelby Tomlinson doubles to left field. Brandon Crawford scores. Buster Posey scores.
Nationals 2, Giants 9 Bot 5, 2 OutsAug 15 11:50 PM - Buster Posey doubles to deep right center field. Brandon Belt scores.
Nationals 2, Giants 7 Bot 5, 1 OutAug 15 11:46 PM - Brandon Crawford singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Brandon Belt scores.
Nationals 2, Giants 6 Bot 3, 2 OutsAug 15 11:14 PM - Brandon Belt singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Matt Duffy scores.
Nationals 2, Giants 5 Bot 3, 0 OutsAug 15 11:07 PM - M.Duffy doubled to left, H.Sanchez scored, Peavy scored, G.Blanco scored.
Nationals 2, Giants 4 Bot 3, 0 OutsAug 15 11:03 PM - Matt Duffy doubles to left field. Gregor Blanco scores. Jake Peavy scores. Hector Sanchez scores.
Nationals 2, Giants 4 Bot 3, 0 OutsAug 15 11:03 PM - G.Blanco singled to center, Tomlinson scored, H.Sanchez to third, Peavy to second.
Nationals 2, Giants 1 Bot 3, 0 OutsAug 15 11:02 PM - Gregor Blanco singles to center field. Jake Peavy to second. Hector Sanchez to third. Kelby Tomlinson scores.
Nationals 2, Giants 1 Bot 3, 0 OutsAug 15 11:02 PM - Yunel Escobar doubles to deep right field. Bryce Harper scores.
Nationals 1, Giants 0 Top 1, 2 OutsAug 15 10:12 PM - Michael Taylor lines out to center field to Gregor Blanco.
Aug 15 10:07 PM - WASHINGTON: 0
SAN FRANCISCO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 15 10:07 PM
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