Matt Harvey Impressive Again, Orioles Beat Nationals 5-3

BALTIMORE (AP) — Matt Harvey allowed 1 deed successful six scoreless innings successful different outstanding show and the Baltimore Orioles held connected to bushed the fading Washington Nationals 5-3 connected Saturday night.

Harvey (5-10) allowed lone 1 baserunner — Trea Turner deed a treble successful the fourth. The right-hander struck retired four. Harvey went 12 consecutive starts without a win, but present he’s thrown six scoreless innings successful each of his past 2 starts.

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Trey Mancini and Ryan Mountcastle each deed a solo homer, and the Orioles added 3 much runs successful the sixth. Washington, which scratched ace Max Scherzer earlier the crippled due to the fact that of triceps discomfort, has mislaid 14 of its past 19.

Juan Soto deed a solo homer for the Nationals successful the seventh, and Turner added a two-run azygous successful the eighth. But Dillon Tate worked a scoreless ninth for his 2nd save.

Jon Lester (3-5) allowed 3 runs and 3 hits successful five-plus innings aft starting successful spot of Scherzer.

Mancini, who has a seven-game hitting streak since the All-Star break, gave the Orioles a 1-0 pb successful the archetypal erstwhile helium went heavy for the archetypal clip since finishing 2nd to Pete Alonso of the Mets successful the Home Run Derby. Mountcastle homered successful the fourth.

Cedric Mullins doubled to pb disconnected the Baltimore sixth, chasing Lester. Then Austin Hays deed an RBI treble disconnected reliever Austin Voth, and Mancini followed with a run-scoring single. Maikel Franco’s sacrifice alert made it 5-0.

Orioles reliever Tanner Scott deed the archetypal 2 batters helium faced successful the eighth, loading the bases with cipher out. Then pinch-hitter Victor Robles struck retired looking connected a afloat count, and Alcides Escobar struck retired arsenic well.

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Turner singled to marque it 5-3, but Soto followed with a foul popup.

MOVE

The Orioles selected the declaration of RHP Conner Greene from Triple-A Norfolk.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Nationals: Manager Dave Martinez said Scherzer is expected to marque his adjacent start. … Washington enactment INF Jordy Mercer connected the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Wednesday, with a near calf strain. The Nationals recalled INF Carter Kieboom from Triple-A Rochester. He struck retired to extremity the game.

UP NEXT

John Means (4-3) starts for the Orioles successful Sunday’s bid finale against Washington’s Paolo Espino (2-2). The Nationals swept a three-game bid astatine location against Baltimore successful May, and present the Orioles are trying to instrumentality the favour by taking 3 successful a row.

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