Washington 7, Arizona 5
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature:
90°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Estabrook, 1B -
Greg Gibson, 2B -
Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B -
Alan Porter
Attendance:
30287
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Nationals 7, Diamondbacks 5: Adam LaRoche had three hits, including a three-run homer to highlight a five-run third inning, as host Washington held on to win for the fourth time in six games.
Gio Gonzalez (4-3) benefited from the early run support to win for the first time since May 5, holding the National League-West leading Diamondbacks to two runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings. LaRoche finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Rafael Soriano survived a shaky ninth to earn his 20th save.
Arizona starter Trevor Cahill (3-9) lost his fifth consecutive decision, surrendering six runs on eight hits in five innings. Paul Goldschmidt finished with three hits and his NL-leading 66th RBI, and Miguel Montero had two hits and two RBIs as Arizona nearly overcame a six-run deficit.
Washington took control in the third, scoring a pair of runs on run-scoring singles from Denard Span and Jayson Werth. LaRoche followed with his 11th homer of the season, taking Cahill’s 0-2 pitch over the left-center field fence to make it 5-0.
Montero’s run-scoring single in the sixth plated Aaron Hill with Arizona’s first run. The Diamondbacks pulled within 7-5 on Montero's single with two outs in the ninth, but Soriano induced a game-ending groundout from Martin Prado with the tying runs on first and second.
GAME NOTEBOOK: LaRoche has hit safely in 19 consecutive home games with four homers and 16 RBIs. … Arizona OF Gerardo Parra went 0-for-4 for just his second hitless game in his past 18 contests. … Arizona 1B Eric Hinske served a one-game suspension Tuesday for his part in a June 11 brawl at Los Angeles. Major League Baseball reduced his original suspension from five games.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Arizona
|
14 |
1 |
19 |
.350 |
18 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Washington
|
11 |
1 |
16 |
.333 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
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