Washington Nationals crush San Diego Padres 11-7 – MLB news
Washington Nationals crush San Diego Padres 11-7 in the third game of their three-match regular series encounter on July 07 at Nationals Park in Washington.
The Nationals’ played wonderfully and won in the end. Their pitchers and hitters played wonderfully and helped the Nationals win the last game of the series.
“We've played below our potential and now we're coming around, That's a good feeling,” Johnson said.
Centre fielder Denard Span did a good job with his one run on two hits. He played confidently on his three at bats while he maintained his slugging percentage at .363.
“That was a rough one. No doubt about it,” San Diego manager Bud Black said.
Left fielder Bryce Harper also played well on the plate as he scored two runs on three hits. He ran for single RBI and managed to maintain his slugging percentage at .549.
“You're finding different ways to lose each time, Some days, we pitched great and didn't hit. Other days, we swung great and didn't pitch. You try to find nice combination of both and go from there,” catcher Nick Hundley said.
Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman scored two runs on one hit while he ran for four RBIs on his .467 slugging percentage.
“I've kind of been the same way my whole career. I take lot of first-pitch strikes, That kind of gives me fastballs right down the middle with the bases loaded to hit,” Zimmerman said.
Second Anthony Rendon also played wonderfully and played a key role in his team’s win. He scored two runs and two hits on his five at bats. He also ran for three RBIs and managed to maintain his slugging percentage at .444.
“I think everybody has been swinging it well,” Harper said.
Along with batters, the Nationals pitchers also played wonderfully and helped their team win against the Padres with quite ease.
Starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg pitched six innings and allowed four runs and seven hits. He struck out nine while his ERA remained consistent at 2.45.
Relief pitcher Craig Stammen pitched one inning and allowed three runs on five hits. He also allowed two earned runs on 3.86 ERA.
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