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Nationals' Gio Gonzalez pounds the zone, avoids walks for first time this season

It looked, for a few minutes at least, like Gio Gonzalez might be headed for a hard-luck loss. Washington's 29-year-old left-hander tossed six scoreless in the series opener against the San Francisco Giants in the nation's capital, but gave up a home run to center by Buster Posey on the first pitch of the seventh inning that put the visiting team up 1-0 on a night when Jake Peavy was holding the Nats at bay.

"Tip your cap. Center field. That's down and away and he went down and got it, and put it where it is.