Friday, July 29th, 2016 9:15PM CST
In defeating the Giants 4-1, the Nationals achieved a historic milestone by turning the first triple play in the team's twelve seasons. This key defensive effort in the eighth inning proved vital in holding the lead and securing the victory, preserving a strong pitching outing from Max Scherzer.
Date: Friday, July 29th, 2016
Time: 9:15PM CST
Stadium: Oracle Park
Location: San Francisco, California
Attendance: 41,959
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SF |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WSH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Gillaspie (5, Scherzer); Pagán (15, Scherzer)
Runs Batted In: Blanco (18)
2-out Runs Batted In: Blanco
Ground Into Double Play: Panik
Ground Into Triple Play: Crawford
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Núñez 0-1, Blanco 1-1, Panik 0-1, Brown 0-1, Crawford 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Núñez 2; Brown 1; Crawford 2

Wild Pitches: Reynolds
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Samardzija 19-27; Reynolds 1-3; Strickland 1-1; Law 3-3; Romo 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Samardzija 20-6-14-23; Reynolds 2-1-3-2; Strickland 0-0-0-1; Law 4-2-0-1; Romo 3-0-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Samardzija 10-6; Reynolds 1-1; Strickland 1-0; Law 1-0; Romo 3-0
Game Scores: J Samardzija 42

Double Plays: 1 (Gillaspie-Núñez-Belt)

Stolen Bases: Blanco (6, 2nd base off Scherzer/Ramos)

Doubles: Ramos (19, Samardzija); Difo (1, Samardzija); Werth (22, Samardzija)
Triples: Murphy (5, Samardzija)
Runs Batted In: Werth (45), Revere (21), Murphy (76), Rendon (39)
2-out Runs Batted In: Murphy
Sacrifice Hit: Robinson; Scherzer
Ground Into Double Play: Zimmerman
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-14 (Turner 0-1, Werth 1-1, Rendon 1-3, Difo 0-1, Revere 1-1, Robinson 0-2, Ramos 0-2, Scherzer 0-1, Harper 0-1, Murphy 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rendon 2; Ramos 2; Scherzer 1

Pitcher Notes: Pérez pitched to 2 batters in the 8th;Treinen pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Scherzer 16-27; Pérez 1-2; Treinen 1-1; Solis 1-1; Rivero 2-3; Kelley 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Scherzer 17-14-32-18; Pérez 1-0-2-2; Treinen 2-0-0-0; Solis 0-0-1-1; Rivero 1-1-4-3; Kelley 0-2-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Scherzer 5-10; Pérez 0-0; Treinen 0-0; Solis 0-1; Rivero 1-1; Kelley 0-0
Game Scores: M Scherzer 67

Double Plays: 1 (Murphy-Difo-Robinson)
Triple Plays: 1 (Zimmerman-Rendon)

Stolen Bases: Revere (11, 2nd base off Samardzija/Brown); Rendon (12, 2nd base off Samardzija/Brown)
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