Giants bring 1-0 series lead over Nationals
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Landen Roupp pitched into the seventh inning, Jung Hoo Lee had two hits and scored two runs, and the San Francisco Giants beat Washington 4-0 on Friday night, ending the Nationals' five-game winning streak.
Its Friday, May 23 and the Giants (29-21) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (23-27). Landen Roupp is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against MacKenzie Gore for Washington. The Giants had the night off, but will be looking to bounce back from their 8-4 loss at the hands of the Royals.
While the winning streak is exciting, there's still a long road ahead. And in a scenario where the Nationals come crashing down hard enough to put themselves out of any kind of post-season appearance quickly, they could get ahead of selling to maximize value for the future.
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Keibert Ruiz gave his parents something to cheer about the first time they got to see their son play a game in the majors. Ruiz delivered in his first at-bat for the Washington Nationals against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night when he drove an RBI double off the right-field wall in the first inning.
According to the team, with outfielder Jacob Young headed to the 10-day injured list, red hot prospect Daylen Lile's contract has been selected from Triple-A Rochester and he will come to Washington to make his Major League debut.
The Giants doubled their lead to 4-0 in the top of the eighth inning when Wilmer Flores drove in Lee with a single — tying the Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki for the most in the National League — and Chapman scored from third on a wild pitch. Following Flores’ RBI single, a group of Giants fans began a “Let’s go Giants” chant in the lower bowl.