Brandon Belt rounds the bases after his home run off Stephen Strasburg in the sixth inning of the Nationals’ 7-3 loss to the Giants. The once-promising start began to slip away before derailing in what became a 7-3 Nationals loss at Nationals Park. Two batters after Longoria’s home run, Strasburg allowed a single to Gerardo Parra. Strasburg was outpitched by Giants starter Dereck Rodriguez, whose father, Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez, caught Strasburg’s major league debut nine years ago. The series could still turn out that way, but on Tuesday, the Nationals looked like the team in need of a jump-start.

Source: Washington Post April 17, 2019 02:59 UTC