Joe Ross tossed eight scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants this afternoon in the series finale in the nation’s capital. Kyle Schwarber homered twice to lead Washington to a 5-0 victory in Nationals Park.
With the win, the home team earned a split of the four-game set with the NL West-leading Giants.
Ross vs the Giants: Joe Ross took another loss last time out when he faced the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park, extending a winless start streak to seven outings, going back to April 24th.
Over that stretch, the recently-turned 28-year-old hurler has gone (0-5) overall, with the Nationals 1-6 in his starts, in which he’s posted a 4.