The Washington Nationals lost on Tuesday night in San Francisco. The Giants put three on the board in the first inning the Nats just couldn’t make up the difference. The 6-3 loss drops the Nationals to 38-62 on the season.
Jason Bergmann started for the Nationals and saw his record drop to 1-7 on the season. Bergmann lasted five innings and gave up five runs (four of the earned). He didn’t walk a single batter and struck out one. The bullpen went the final three innings and gave up one earned run. They did help keep the game within reach.
Willie Harris and Paul LoDuca led the Nationals with two hits each. LoDuca had an RBI double and Harris added a solo home run to help get the Nationals on the board. Ryan Zimmerman and Ronnie Belliard each collected a couple of walks. The Nats had plenty of chances to put more runs on the board than they did leave 10 men on base to end innings.
The Nationals and Giants will play again on Wednesday night. Collin Balester is set to start the game for the Nationals. Game time is 10:15pm.