SAN FRANCISCO -- The good news, if there was any, was that the Giants got some hits with runners in scoring position.
The bad news was, well, just about everything else. Jeff Samardzija and four Giants relievers yielded a season-high 15 runs and 18 hits, while a Giants lineup missing Buster Posey and Mac Williamson was held in check by Max Scherzer, as San Francisco's season-best three-game win streak came to an unceremonious end on Wednesday afternoon in a 15-2 loss to the Nationals at AT&T Park.
Samardzija was hit hard in his second start since coming off the disabled list.