Murphy's eighth homer of the season stood as one of the few blemishes on the line produced by Garcia, who allowed three runs -- one earned -- and seven hits while not issuing a walk over eight innings. His only support came courtesy of Dansby Swanson's two-run double in the eighth inning.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Third-inning miscues: Markakis dropped Turner's relatively routine fly ball near the right field warning track to begin the third, and Garcia bobbled the Wilmer Difo grounder that followed. This set the stage for the Nationals to extend their lead to 3-0 with Bryce Harper's RBI single and Ryan Zimmerman's double-play groundout that scored Difo.