ates on June 22, allowed three runs over six innings. He struck out five and walked one.Pittsburgh starter Jameson Taillon gave up three runs in six innings

WASHINGTON -- Tanner Roark has rewarded Washington for returning him to the starting rotation this season and hell go for his 13th win when the Nationals and Braves close out their three-game series on Sunday.After posting a 15-10 mark as a starter in 2014, Roark was shuffled back and forth between starting and relieving a year ago. This year, hes become a vital part of the rotation.Roark (12-6, 2.88 ERA) has won his last three starts and has allowed one earned run or less in four of six. Last time out, he went seven innings in a 1-0 win over the Giants.On Sunday, hell face an Atlanta lineup thats scored 14 runs in the first two games of this series, including Saturday nights 7-6 loss, when they rallied for four runs in the ninth but fell just short.We kind of put ourselves in a hole so we had nothing to lose, Freddie Freeman said. We came out swinging and put together a rally and came up a little too short.Freeman homered for the second straight game, matching his career high of 23.Washington built a 7-1 lead behind rookie starter Reynaldo Lopez, who picked up his first win.As an offense, we grinded out some at-bats tonight, got traffic on the base paths and kept pressure on the Braves, said Daniel Murphy, who hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs.Roark is 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA in 13 games, including eight starts, against the Braves. Hes allowed one run or fewer in six of those starts.Freeman is hitting .360 against Roark in 36 at-bats. A.J. Pierzynski is 7-for-10 with two homers and five RBI, while Matt Kemp is 3-for-6 with two homers and five RBI, and Nick Markakis is 1-for-10.Atlanta right hander Tyrell Jenkins (2-2, 3.92 ERA) looks for his third straight win when he makes his first career start against the Nationals.In his last three starts, Jenkins, 24, has given up three runs -- two earned -- on 10 hits over 18 innings. His control has been a problem as hes walked 11 and struck out nine in that span.Washington picked up 11 hits, including three triples and two homers off Atlanta pitching Saturday night.Twenty-three year-old second baseman Trea Turner finished a double short of the cycle. Along with Murphy and Ben Revere (two triples), the first three hitters in the lineup finished 6-for-12.Just put the ball in play, get on base and let the guys behind you have some success and we did that tonight, Turner said.Washington got some good news on right fielder Bryce Harper on Saturday. Though he missed his fifth straight game with a stiff neck, an MRI came up clean so he hasnt been placed on the disabled list and remains day-to-day.Atlanta, which continues to do more than just play out the string, has won five of its last eight.Thats kind of what weve been doing. Were never out of the game, Snitker said after watching his club battle back on Saturday night. It was a really good rally. A lot of really good at-bats. Guys battling to the very end as they always do.Vegas Golden Knights Store . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. Vegas Golden Knights Shirts . LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. https://www.cheapgoldenknights.com/ . 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Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout.SAN FRANCISCO -- Pittsburgh Pirates closer Tony Watson didnt think twice when catcher Francisco Cervelli signaled for an intentional walk that would have loaded the bases in the ninth inning.It was a miscommunication that almost turned into a costly mistake for manager Clint Hurdles ballclub until pitching coach Ray Serage came charging out of the visitors dugout to clarify things.Watson threw ball one to Ehire Adrianza before getting corrected, then retired the final two batters on seven pitches to preserve Pittsburghs 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.I saw Cervy put the fingers up and threw the first one, then all of a sudden I saw papers flying out of the corner of my eye in the dugout, Watson said. I stepped off and knew something was up. Ray came out ... and wanted to go right at him.Watsons sixth save of the season helped the Pirates to their fifth win in six games and helped keep them one game behind the second NL wild card. It also knocked the Giants out of first place in the NL West.San Francisco had runners on second and third with one out in the ninth following an error by Pirates shortstop Jordy Mercer and Joe Paniks double.Cervelli then called for an intentional walk to Adrianza and Watson complied by throwing a pitch well out of the strike zone. After Serage came out to stop the intentional walk, Watson got Adrianza to pop up to the infield before Angel Pagan grounded to second to end the game.(Cervelli) saw an infield defense that has a similar sign as an intentional walk, Hurdle explained. You cant get anybodys attention because the crowds so loud so were yelling and screaming at the top of our lungs and nobodys looking at us. Ray sprinted out ... and he was going to tackle somebody to stop the play.Jung Ho Kang hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, Andrew McCutchen had two hits while Gregory Polanco drove in two runs without a hit for Pittsburgh.Kang homered off reliever Derek Law (4-2) one pitch after McCutchen was thrown out attempting to steal second base. It was Kangs 14th home run this season and third in four games.A 1-22 count is tough but I tried to stay on it and I tried to expand the zone, Kang said.ddddddddddddAntonio Bastardo (1-0) retired three batters for his first win since Aug. 7, 2015. Neftali Feliz pitched the eighth to set up Watson.San Francisco dropped one-half game behind the Dodgers in the West. Los Angeles beat Philadelphia earlier in the day.The Giants, who had led the division since May 10, have the worst record in baseball since the All-Star break at 9-20.A lot of baseball left, San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. We created this with our struggles. Now its up to us to find a way to get on a roll.Giants starter Jeff Samardzija, who took a no-decision against the Pirates on June 22, allowed three runs over six innings. He struck out five and walked one.Pittsburgh starter Jameson Taillon gave up three runs in six innings with five strikeouts and one walk.TAILLONS FIRST HITTaillon finally got his first major league hit but it didnt come easily after he had to hustle to beat the throw from right fielder Hunter Pence on a play that looked familiar to Pittsburgh fans. Taillon appeared to have a hit against Milwaukee on July 30 when he hit a liner to right but Brewers right fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis was playing in and made a strong throw to first for the out.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: C Buster Posey was back in the lineup after sitting out two games but doesnt look fully healed from the back soreness that sidelined him. Posey slowly jogged into second base in the first inning after hitting an RBI double into right-center field. ... San Francisco and 41-year-old right-hander Joe Nathan agreed to a minor league contract. Nathan, who has 377 career saves, will report to the Giants Double-A team in Richmond.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Ivan Nova (2-0) faces the Giants for the third time in his career Wednesday but the first since being acquired from the Yankees.Giants: RHP Matt Cain (4-7) pitches the finale for San Francisco. He has a career 3.04 ERA against Pittsburgh. ' ' '