Heading into Sunday’s series finale in San Diego, Washington Nationals’ starters had put up a 2.17 ERA in the previous ten games and 62 1⁄3 innings pitched, which was a run better than any other National League staff over that stretch, as noted in the Nationals’ pregame notes, ahead of the Chicago Cubs (3.40) and Padres (3.27).
Gio Gonzalez continued that solid run by the Nats’ starters with a 6 2⁄3-inning outing in which he gave up five hits, a walk and one unearned run on Sunday.