Trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning on a rainy afternoon in the nation’s capital, and having endured two lengthy rain delays in spite of the fact that the Washington’s Nationals and San Francisco Giants’ series finale started earlier than planned in an attempt to avoid an expected storm, a persistent Nats’ ballclub battled to tie it up at 5-5 and send it to extras.
Keibert Ruiz walked to start the bottom of the ninth, but was forced out at second base on James Wood’s grounder, then pinch hitter Travis Blankenhorn took the second walk of the inning from Giants’ right-hander Camilo Doval, but Ildemaro Vargas lined out for the second out of the inning.