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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Francisco 4, Washington 3
When: 4:05 PM ET, Thursday, August 15, 2013
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Mike Estabrook
Attendance: 36719

Giants 4, Nationals 3:
Hector Sanchez delivered a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth as visiting San Francisco came from behind to stun Washington.

Rafael Soriano (2-3) was trying to lock down his third save of the series but surrendered a leadoff single to Buster Posey before retiring the next two batters. Roger Kieschnick drew a walk in front of Sanchez, who sent a 3-2 fastball out to right to put the Giants on top.

Javier Lopez (2-2) worked 1 2/3 perfect innings to earn the win in relief and Sergio Romo retired the side in the bottom of the ninth for his 29th save. Brandon Belt added a solo home run for San Francisco, which snapped a three-game slide.

Ian Desmond drove in a pair of runs and scored in a three-run third inning while Dan Haren allowed a run on three hits over six frames as the Nationals had a five-game winning streak come to an end.

Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong was reached for three runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings but five relievers combined to allow two hits while striking out five the rest of the way. Belt broke up the shutout in the sixth with an opposite-field drive into the bullpen in left-center.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Nationals are 9 1/2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds for the second National League wild-card spot and 14 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. … Giants RHP Sandy Rosario was hit with a comebacker in the chest by Adam LaRoche in the seventh inning and left the game. … Washington will try to cut into its huge deficit in the East when it starts a three-game series at Atlanta on Friday. San Francisco continues its road trip at Miami.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
San Francisco   Washington
Ryan Vogelsong Player Dan Haren
No Decision W/L No Decision
3.2 IP 6.0
3 Strikeouts 3
6 Hits 3
7.36 ERA 1.50
Hitting
San Francisco   Washington
Buster Posey Player Jayson Werth
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
San Francisco 6 2 12 .182 12 6 4 3 0 1
Washington 8 0 11 .235 21 8 3 6 2 2