Duffy flirts with cycle as offense erupts vs. Scherzer

8/14/15: Matt Duffy cranks a solo shot off Max Scherzer to tie the ballgameMatt Cain quieted the Nationals' bats through four innings until Bryce Harper unleashed a towering home run to right-center field to cut the Giants' four-run lead to one.

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Double trouble: The Giants' Brandon Crawford, Justin Maxwell, Gregor Blanco and Duffy hit two-baggers as part of a four-run second inning. The feat matched a Giants' San Francisco-era record for most doubles in an inning, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

Harper leads the charge: The Nationals made it a one-run game in the fifth inning by scoring four runs. Harper highlighted the scoring with his three-run homer, putting himself…