As rocky as things have been at times lately, the Nationals have now tied their longest winning streak of the season.
Tonight's 7-2 win over the Royals gives the Nats their fifth straight win, matching streaks put together from May 4-10 and Aug. 9-14.
Jordan Zimmermann went 7 2/3 strong innings, allowing two runs on eight hits with one walk and seven strikeouts.
He gets back on track after a rough outing in Chicago.
Ian Desmond had his 18th homer of the season and drove in two, Chad Tracy...As rocky as things have been at times lately, the
Nationals have now tied their longest winning streak of the season.
Tonight's 7-2 win over the Royals gives the Nats their fifth straight win, matching streaks put together from May 4-10 and Aug. 9-14.
Jordan Zimmermann went 7 2/3 strong innings, allowing two runs on eight hits with one walk and seven strikeouts.
He gets back on track after a rough outing in Chicago.
Ian Desmond had his 18th homer of the season and drove in two,
Chad Tracy had two RBIs and
Bryce Harper went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
They put up seven runs tonight, and did so without their hottest hitter, Jayson Werth, in the lineup.
Quietly, the Nats are 11-4 over their last 15 games and are back above .500 for the first time since before the All-Star break.
