Giants Fall 6-4 to Nats After Melky's Suspension

If there was any remaining life on the shores of McCovey Cove, the Nationals sucked the remains out by defeating the Giants 6-4 to win the series. If you haven't heard, Giants' outfielder Melky Cabrera was suspended earlier today for violating the MLB's drug usage policy.

In the wake of the developing news, Tim Lincecum struggled to put away National hitters. He didn't give up seven runs like he did against them in July, but he did give up four runs over four innings. That mark checks in as the fifth time this season that Lincecum has pitched under five innings.

The Nationals pounced on him early as Steve Lombardozzi  led off the game with a single. Lincecum would then begin to muster himself into a jam. He retired the next two batters, only two walk the next two.

And he followed the same script that he has followed for most of the season---he couldn't stop the bleeding. Despite throwing a relatively good pitch to Jayson Werth, it resulted in a two-run, two out single that put the Nationals on top early, 2-0.

Brandon Crawford tied the game in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run single of his own. And Danny Espinosa fired right back with a two-run homer, to putt a damper on the Giants' comeback.

The Nationals would scatter two more runs. Werth drove in his third run of the game in the fifth, while Jurt Suzuki drove in a run of his own.

 The Giants pulled within three in the bottom of the ninth as Adam Laroche dropped a pop out in the infield which brought the tying run to the plate in Buster Posey, but Posey couldn't be the hero.

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