Friday, August 5th, 2016 6:05PM CST
On the evening of Friday, August fifth, two first place teams faced off as the Nationals hosted the Giants. Washington defeated San Francisco five runs to one. Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez was impressive, pitching seven innings and giving up just two hits. Trea Turner and Wilson Ramos each added a home run for the winning side.
Date: Friday, August 5th, 2016
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 34,036
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
SF |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Turner (4, Samardzija)
Home Runs: Turner (2, 5th inning off Samardzija 0 on, 1 Out); Ramos (17, 6th inning off Samardzija 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Murphy (81), Ramos 2 (61), Harper (57), Turner (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Ramos; Harper
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Werth 0-1, Espinosa 0-1, Murphy 1-1)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gonzalez 14-23; Solis 4-5; Melancon 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gonzalez 20-10-22-15; Solis 2-2-3-4; Melancon 3-1-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gonzalez 5-8; Solis 2-0; Melancon 0-2
Game Scores: G Gonzalez 75

Doubles: Gillaspie (6, Solis)
Home Runs: Pagán (8, 4th inning off Gonzalez 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Pagán (40)
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-1 (Span 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Span 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Samardzija 18-28; Kontos 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Samardzija 21-7-19-20; Kontos 3-0-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Samardzija 3-12; Kontos 2-1
Game Scores: J Samardzija 48

Double Plays: 1 (Adrianza-Crawford)
Errors: Crawford (10, throw)

Caught Stealing: Núñez (1, 2nd base by Gonzalez)
Picked Off: Núñez (1st base by Gonzalez)
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