Chapman homers in his third straight game as the Giants beat the Nationals 4-1

WASHINGTON – Matt Chapman homered in his third straight game, Logan Webb pitched in the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Monday night.

The Giants have won nine of their last 12 games and, at 57-57, reached the .500 mark for the first time since entering the game on June 1 at 29-29 before an eventual loss to the Yankees.

San Francisco’s Tyler Fitzgerald had two hits and went deep for the second straight game. He has hit home runs in 10 of his last 17 games, with 11 home runs total.

Webb (9-8), coming off a five-hit shutout against the A’s, allowed one run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked three while throwing 95 pitches. Camilo Doval struck out the side in the ninth for his 21st save.

Washington starter Patrick Corbin (2-12), who was seeking his 100th career win, allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings.

Travis Blankenhorn had two hits for the Nationals.

Fitzgerald started the game with a home run.

In the third, Corbin walked Michael Conforto with two outs and a runner on second and Chapman hit the first pitch to him for his 18th home run, giving the Giants a 4-0 lead.

Chapman is batting .378 (17-for-45) with four doubles, five homers, 11 RBIs and eight runs scored in his last 12 games.

Webb threw a shutout in the sixth inning, but a 13-pitch walk by Keibert Ruiz followed by a balk and RBI single by James Wood put Washington on the board.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Giants: CF Heliot Ramos (stuck right thumb) was out of the lineup for the second day in a row, but coach Bob Melvin was optimistic Ramos will return Tuesday. … INF Wilmer Flores (right knee tendinitis) will have a Tenex procedure on his knee on Tuesday.

Nationals: INF Joey Gallo (strained left hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday. … RHP Trevor Williams (right flexor muscle strain) is pitching on flat ground up to 125 feet and could begin pitching from the mound next week.

NEXT

San Francisco RHP Hayden Birdsong (3-0, 2.97) opposes LHP MacKenzie Gore (6-9, 4.54) in the second of the four-game series.

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