After spending several weeks in the offensive doldrums, the Washington Nationals lineup finally produced eight runs in Thursday afternoon’s win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, the game was closer than the final 8-3 score indicated. The Nats were only ahead 4-3 until Clint Robinson hit a three run homer in the bottom of the eighth to put Washington up by five and he provided three crucial insurance runs.
Joe Ross had a terrific pitching performance for Washington, only giving up one run on a home run by Jarrod Saltalamacchia over six innings.