With a solid start by Gio Gonzalez and home runs by Anthony Rendon, Bryce Harper (2), and Adam Eaton, the Washington Nationals completed a three-game, season-opening sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 6-5 win in Great American Ball Park.
GIO vs CIN: Gio Gonzalez took the mound in Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park with a 2-0 lead, courtesy of a two-run homer by Anthony Rendon, and as the Nationals mentioned in their pregame notes, since 2012, the lefty was 69-5 with a 2.93 ERA in 92 starts in which he received two runs or more of support.