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Harper's big hit saves Max as Nats nip Rox

Official Site of the Nationals | August 16, 2016

Related Topics: Run (baseball), Run batted in, Hit (baseball), Inning, Base on balls, Home run, Right fielder, Glossary of baseball (G)

Werth matched a franchise record by reaching base for the 43rd consecutive game with a walk in the first inning and then mashed a two-run homer in the third. But perhaps the most encouraging sign of the night came from Harper. He drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh with a run-scoring double to help Washington secure its ninth victory in the past 12 games.

Werth's two-run smash
Jayson Werth swings at the first pitch he sees and crushes a two-run homer into the crowd in left field to cut the Nationals' deficit to 3-2

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Trending in the right direction: After sitting out for a week with a stiff neck, Harper moved around healthily on Monday night.

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