Robbie Ray moves to 7-0 with 6 strong innings, Sam Huff homers and Giants beat Nationals 3-2
Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams throws during the first inning of a baseball tournament against the Atlanta Braves in Washington Thursday May AP Photo Terrance Williams AP Terrance Williams Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams throws during the first inning of a baseball contest against the Atlanta Braves in Washington Thursday May AP Photo Terrance Williams AP Terrance Williams WASHINGTON AP Robbie Ray pitched six strong innings to improve to - Sam Huff homered and the San Francisco Giants hung on to beat the Nationals - on Sunday and take two of three at Washington Ray allowed a run on three hits and struck out seven without a walk lowering his ERA to Washington s CJ Abrams led off the ninth with a double off of closer Ryan Walker James Wood drove Abrams in with a one-out double to make it - but Walker retired the next two batters to earn his th save The AL Cy Young Award winner in with Toronto Ray became the second Giants pitcher in the past years to start a season - after Kevin Gausman did it in The Giants are - in Ray s starts Washington s Michael Soroka - went six innings allowing three runs on five hits Leading off the second Huff hit a shot to left that bounced off the top of the wall and into the Giants bullpen to make it - Mike Yastrzemski followed with a triple off the center field fence and scored on a grounder by Heliot Ramos Nasim Nu ez singled went to second on a groundout stole third and scored on a wild pitch to pull the Nationals within - in the third Ray retired of his final batters Key moment With one out and the tying run on second in the ninth Walker fanned Nathaniel Lowe and got Alex Call on a fly to right Key stat Ray is - with a ERA and strikeouts in innings in five May starts Up next Giants RHP Logan Birdsong - ERA pitches when the Giants open a three-game series at Detroit on Monday Nationals LHP Mitchell Parker - ERA starts the first of a three-game series at Seattle on Tuesday AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source
