Giants Fall 14-2 to the Nationals In Game 1 of the Series

I'll try to make this short and sweet.

Ryan Vogelsong didn't have his stuff or luck on his side on Monday night. If it wasn't for a couple of bloop hits, questionable calls, and bad defense, we might be talking about a different game. That my friend is baseball, though.

Vogelsong didn't even make it into the third inning. He allowed a season-high eight earned runs, and just like that, his 22 game streak of making it into at least the sixth inning was snapped.

Behind 21 hits, the Nationals scored 14 runs. A seven-run third inning ultimately put a damper on the Giants hopes of posing a comeback.

Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman, Danny Espinosa, Roger Bernadina, Steve Lombardozzi, and Kurt Suzuki all had at least three hits in the game. Suzuki cleared the bases in the third with a game opening three-run double.

The Nationals then went on two have two back to back three run innings in fourth and fifth. Brad Penny was taxed for six runs and seven hits in two innings.

Brandon Crawford broke up the shutout with a two-run homer in the seventh. Otherwise, the Giants' offense was relatively quite.

With the loss, the Giants are now tied with the Dodgers for first place in the N.L West.

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