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Nats nick Cardinals' Flaherty for four in third; Ozuna is off in field and on bases

Victor Robles, back in the lineup after being out with a right hamstring strain, singled to center, pitcher Stephen Strasburg sacrificed and, with two out, Adam Eaton singled to center to score Robles with the game’s first run. Eaton had knocked in the Nationals’ final two runs in their Game 2 win on Saturday

"When I look at lineups, I look at them holistically, and one of the things we've done really well is we play really, really good defense. That's a big pillar of what we do and how we got here. I don't know what the appropriate term (is) for how I respond to all the lineup questions because they are driven offensively, and then you make a change — and rightfully so — people say, 'Now what are you going to do defensively?