Official Site of the Nationals · May 3, 2017
Nats bats can't solve D-backs pen in loss
Daniel Murphy lines a single into center field, scoring two and pushing the Nationals in front, 3-1, in the bottom of the 3rd inningBoth starting pitchers extended themselves beyond their usual pitch count Tuesday night.
Walker needed 117 pitches to navigate through 4 2/3 innings, one shy of his career-high mark. He gave up three runs on five hits and even though he struck out six, he also walked five. Arizona received a pair of homers in the fourth inning, which began with a solo homer from Jake Lamb followed by a two-run homer from Chris Herrmann that gave the D-backs the lead. Jeremy Hazelbaker added a solo shot off Joe Blanton in the ninth to cap the scoring.