BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles went deep early and often to beat a team that knows all too well about pounding the opposition into submission.
Trey Mancini capped a three-homer binge in the first inning against Gio Gonzalez, and the Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Monday night for their season-high fifth straight victory.
The Nationals own the most potent offense in the majors, but on this night they were no match for the power-laden Orioles. Joey Rickard hit a leadoff homer and Mark Trumbo added a solo shot before Mancini connected with a runner on to make it 4-0, and Washington never recovered.
`The only thing that beat us tonight was the long ball," Gonzalez said. "If they take it, they're strikes. The only one that was not a strike was Trumbo."
And that one?
"Fastball over Trumbo's head," Gonzalez lamented. "Maybe throw it at the backstop, they'll swing at those."
After the Orioles let a six-run cushion shrink to three, Brad Brach worked the ninth for his eighth save. After Brach gave up a one-out RBI double to former Oriole Matt Wieters, pinch-runner Trea Turner strayed too far from second base on a groundout to first and the game ended with a rundown in which Adam Lind was tagged out between third and home.
"It was a miscommunication," Washington manager Dusty Baker said.
Kevin Gausman (2-3) allowed two runs over seven innings. He retired the first 10 batters and struck out eight in his longest outing of the year.
"It was just good to go out there and feel like myself," Gausman said. "Good command of the fastball, and being able to throw it anywhere I wanted to."
Caleb Joseph had a career high-tying four hits for the Orioles. Baltimore (21-10) owns the second-best record in the majors behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees.
Bryce Harper homered and drove in two runs for the Nationals, who lead the majors in runs, hits and batting average.
The Orioles now hold a 37-24 advantage over their neighboring rivals in the so-called "Beltway Series," which began in 2006.
Gonzalez (3-1) came in with a National League-leading 1.64 ERA for the team with the best record in the NL. None of that mattered to Baltimore, which took the lead for good when Rickard sent the left-hander's fourth pitch into the left-field seats.
"Early, he was not hitting his spots," Baker said of Gonzalez. "He was supposed to throw one ball away and it was in. Another pitch was supposed to be in and it got away. He settled down after the number of home runs they hit in that inning."
Gonzalez made it through the sixth and gave up six runs -- one fewer than his previous six starts combined. His poor outing upped his ERA to 2.64 and dropped his career record against Baltimore to 1-6.
WIETERS RETURNS
Wieters suited up in the visitor's clubhouse at Camden Yards for the first time after spending eight seasons with the Orioles.
The four-time All-Star catcher, who signed with Washington as a free agent in February, was given a standing ovation before his first at-bat.
Of his return, he said, "It's a good feeling coming in today and getting to walk into the yard. Definitely brought a smile to my face, and I'm excited for being able to play here again."
ROSTER MOVE
Washington recalled OF Brian Goodwin from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned OF Rafael Bautista to the same club.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: Harper (groin) returned after missing the last three games. ... INF Stephen Drew (hamstring), out since mid-April, will likely begin a rehab assignment over the weekend.
Orioles: 2B Jonathan Schoop was back in the lineup after sitting out two games with a swollen hand, the result of a HBP on Friday night. ... C Francisco Pena declared himself at "100 percent" after being removed from Sunday's game with cramps in his forearm and hand.
UP NEXT
Nationals: Max Scherzer (4-2, 2.66 ERA) starts Tuesday night. He pitched eight shutout innings and struck out 11 last August against Baltimore.
Orioles: Ubaldo Jimenez (1-1, 6.58) makes his sixth start after pitching out of the bullpen in Boston last week following the ejection of Gausman.
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Washington Nationals
Trey Mancini capped a three-homer binge in the first inning against Gio Gonzalez, and the Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Monday night for their season-high fifth straight victory.
The Nationals own the most potent offense in the majors, but on this night they were no match for the power-laden Orioles. Joey Rickard hit a leadoff homer and Mark Trumbo added a solo shot before Mancini connected with a runner on to make it 4-0, and Washington never recovered.
`The only thing that beat us tonight was the long ball," Gonzalez said. "If they take it, they're strikes. The only one that was not a strike was Trumbo."
And that one?
"Fastball over Trumbo's head," Gonzalez lamented. "Maybe throw it at the backstop, they'll swing at those."
After the Orioles let a six-run cushion shrink to three, Brad Brach worked the ninth for his eighth save. After Brach gave up a one-out RBI double to former Oriole Matt Wieters, pinch-runner Trea Turner strayed too far from second base on a groundout to first and the game ended with a rundown in which Adam Lind was tagged out between third and home.
"It was a miscommunication," Washington manager Dusty Baker said.
Kevin Gausman (2-3) allowed two runs over seven innings. He retired the first 10 batters and struck out eight in his longest outing of the year.
"It was just good to go out there and feel like myself," Gausman said. "Good command of the fastball, and being able to throw it anywhere I wanted to."
Caleb Joseph had a career high-tying four hits for the Orioles. Baltimore (21-10) owns the second-best record in the majors behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees.
Bryce Harper homered and drove in two runs for the Nationals, who lead the majors in runs, hits and batting average.
The Orioles now hold a 37-24 advantage over their neighboring rivals in the so-called "Beltway Series," which began in 2006.
Gonzalez (3-1) came in with a National League-leading 1.64 ERA for the team with the best record in the NL. None of that mattered to Baltimore, which took the lead for good when Rickard sent the left-hander's fourth pitch into the left-field seats.
"Early, he was not hitting his spots," Baker said of Gonzalez. "He was supposed to throw one ball away and it was in. Another pitch was supposed to be in and it got away. He settled down after the number of home runs they hit in that inning."
Gonzalez made it through the sixth and gave up six runs -- one fewer than his previous six starts combined. His poor outing upped his ERA to 2.64 and dropped his career record against Baltimore to 1-6.
WIETERS RETURNS
Wieters suited up in the visitor's clubhouse at Camden Yards for the first time after spending eight seasons with the Orioles.
The four-time All-Star catcher, who signed with Washington as a free agent in February, was given a standing ovation before his first at-bat.
Of his return, he said, "It's a good feeling coming in today and getting to walk into the yard. Definitely brought a smile to my face, and I'm excited for being able to play here again."
ROSTER MOVE
Washington recalled OF Brian Goodwin from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned OF Rafael Bautista to the same club.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: Harper (groin) returned after missing the last three games. ... INF Stephen Drew (hamstring), out since mid-April, will likely begin a rehab assignment over the weekend.
Orioles: 2B Jonathan Schoop was back in the lineup after sitting out two games with a swollen hand, the result of a HBP on Friday night. ... C Francisco Pena declared himself at "100 percent" after being removed from Sunday's game with cramps in his forearm and hand.
UP NEXT
Nationals: Max Scherzer (4-2, 2.66 ERA) starts Tuesday night. He pitched eight shutout innings and struck out 11 last August against Baltimore.
Orioles: Ubaldo Jimenez (1-1, 6.58) makes his sixth start after pitching out of the bullpen in Boston last week following the ejection of Gausman.
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7:05PM,EDT,May 8,2017
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore,Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore,Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Washington - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | WSH | BAL |
| Difo flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Werth grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | WSH | BAL |
| Rickard homered to left (363 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Trumbo homered to left center (407 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Davis walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Mancini homered to center (434 feet), Davis scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | WSH | BAL |
| Zimmerman grounded out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| Murphy flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Rendon struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | WSH | BAL |
| Hardy grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 4 |
| Joseph singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Rickard fouled out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| Jones flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | WSH | BAL |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Wieters grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Taylor struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | WSH | BAL |
| Machado grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 4 |
| Trumbo flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | WSH | BAL |
| Difo grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Werth singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Harper walked, Werth to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Zimmerman struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Murphy lined out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | WSH | BAL |
| Mancini flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Schoop doubled to deep center. | 0 | 4 |
| Hardy walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Joseph singled to center, Schoop scored, Hardy to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Rickard grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hardy scored, Joseph safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Rendon. | 0 | 6 |
| Jones fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 6 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | WSH | BAL |
| Rendon doubled to right. | 0 | 6 |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| Wieters struck out looking. | 0 | 6 |
| Taylor doubled to left, Rendon scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Difo popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | WSH | BAL |
| Trumbo walked. | 1 | 6 |
| Davis grounded into double play, first to third to second, Trumbo out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| Mancini walked. | 1 | 6 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | WSH | BAL |
| Werth doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 6 |
| Werth to third on wild pitch by Gausman. | 1 | 6 |
| Harper reached on infield single to shortstop, Werth scored. | 2 | 6 |
| Zimmerman popped out to second. | 2 | 6 |
| Murphy grounded into fielder's choice to third, Harper out at second. | 2 | 6 |
| Rendon grounded out to third. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | WSH | BAL |
| Hardy flied out to right. | 2 | 6 |
| Joseph singled to right center. | 2 | 6 |
| Rickard flied out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| Jones flied out to left. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | WSH | BAL |
| Lind grounded out to second. | 2 | 6 |
| Wieters flied out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| Taylor struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Treinen pitching for Washington | WSH | BAL |
| Treinen relieved Gonzalez. | 2 | 6 |
| Machado popped out to first. | 2 | 6 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | WSH | BAL |
| Rickard in right field. | 2 | 6 |
| Gentry in left field. | 2 | 6 |
| O'Day relieved Gausman. | 2 | 6 |
| Difo struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| Werth struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Harper homered to left (391 feet). | 3 | 6 |
| Zimmerman flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Blanton pitching for Washington | WSH | BAL |
| Blanton relieved Treinen. | 3 | 6 |
| Mancini singled to right. | 3 | 6 |
| Schoop grounded into double play, third to second to first, Mancini out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| Hardy singled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| Joseph singled to center, Hardy to third. | 3 | 6 |
| Rickard fouled out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | WSH | BAL |
| Brach relieved O'Day. | 3 | 6 |
| Murphy walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Rendon struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Lind singled to center, Murphy to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Wieters doubled to deep right center, Murphy scored, Lind to third. | 4 | 6 |
| T. Turner ran for Wieters. | 4 | 6 |
| Goodwin hit for Taylor. | 4 | 6 |
| Goodwin grounded into double play, first to shortstop, Lind out at home. | 4 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Washington Nationals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difo SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .189 | .271 | .226 |
| Werth LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .300 | .386 | .490 |
| Harper RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .385 | .511 | .750 |
| Zimmerman 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .420 | .459 | .875 |
| Murphy 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .333 | .386 | .543 |
| Rendon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .287 | .369 | .470 |
| Lind DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .306 | .366 | .556 |
| Wieters C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .273 | .360 | .477 |
T. Turner PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .316 | .449 |
| Taylor CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .228 | .274 | .316 |
a-Goodwin PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 160 | |||
| a-grounded to first for M Taylor in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Rendon (6, Gausman); Taylor (3, Gausman); Werth (4, Gausman); Wieters (6, Brach) HR: Harper (10, 8th inning off O'Day 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Taylor (4), Harper 2 (29), Wieters (13) 2-out RBI: Taylor, Harper Nationals RISP: 3-9 (Wieters 1-2, Goodwin 0-1, Difo 0-1, Lind 0-1, Zimmerman 0-1, Harper 1-1, Taylor 1-1, Murphy 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Rendon (3, throw) DP: 2 (Zimmerman-Rendon-Murphy, Rendon-Murphy-Zimmerman). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 23,525 (51.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Cory Blaser |
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