Denver, CO (Sports Network) - The Nationals pitching staff has received the
bulk of the credit for the team's unlikely stay atop the National League East,
but the headlines have shifted toward Washington's lineup in the last two
games at Coors Field.
A day after amassing 21 hits, the Nationals belted out 14 more against the
Rockies in a lopsided 11-5 victory.
Six Nationals recorded multi-hit games, including Ryan Zimmerman and Jhonatan
Solano, who both drove in three runs. Zimmerman, Ian Desmond and Tyler Moore
all homered to overshadow a solid performance by starter Jordan Zimmermann.
Zimmermann (4-6) snapped a five-start winless stretch by scattering eight hits
and three walks in seven innings of one-run ball.
His counterpart, Edwar Cabrera (0-1), failed to make it out of the third
inning in his first career start, as the 24-year-old lefty was touched for
seven runs -- five earned -- on five hits and three walks.
Washington improved to 3-3 on a 10-game road trip and dropped Colorado to 4-16
since June 5.
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