The National blast past the Mariners

As the games gets underway Felix Hernandez takes to the mound for the Seattle Mariners. Denard Span steps into the batter's box to start the 1^st inning with a fly ball to Dustin Ackley for an out. Anthony Rendon is the next man to the plate and he hits a home run. That brings Jason Werth to the plate and he grounds out to Chris Taylor. Adam LaRoche will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Robinson Cano. Jordan Zimmerman walks up to the mound for the Washington Nationals. Austin Jackson will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he triples. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he walks. With runners at the corners and one out Kendrys Morales steps to the plate and he singles as Ackley scores and Cano to third. With one in, two on and one out Kyle Seager comes to the plate and he grounds to third and it is thrown wide of second for a wsingle as Cano scores. Mike Zunino comes to the plate and he lines out to Denard Span. Logan Morrison will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out. 2-1 Mariners.

Ian Desmand will start the 2^nd inning with a single. Bryce Harper is the next man to the plate and he single. That brings Wilson Ramos to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Kyle Seager who starts a double play on review Harper is safe at first. With runners at the corners and one out Asdrubal Cabrera comes to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Chris Taylor who starts a double play to end the top of the inning. Chris Taylor will start the home half of the inning with a pop up to LaRoche for an out. Endy Chavez is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. Back to the top of the order for Austin Jackson who strikes out to end the 2^nd inning.

Nate Schierholtz will start the 3^rd inning with a fly ball to Austin Jackson for an out. Back to the top of the order for Denard Span who grounds out to Logan Morrison. That brings Anthony Rendon to the plate and he walks. Jason Werth will try to keep the inning going as he hits a 2-run homer. With two in Adam LaRoche comes to the plate and he grounds out to Kyle Seager to end the top of the inning. Dustin Ackley will start the home half of the inning with a pop up to Rendon for an out. Robinson Cano is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Kendrys Morales to the plate and he singles as Cano takes third. With runners at the corners and one out Kyle Seager steps up to the plate and he strikes out. Mike Zunino will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the 3^rd inning. 3-2 Nationals.

Ian Desmond will start the 4^th inning with a homerun. Bryce Harper is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Robinson Cano. That brings Wilson Ramos to the plate and he hits a home run. With two in and one out Asdrubal Cabrera comes to the plate and he pops out to Kyle Seager. Nate Schierholtz will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the top of the inning. Logan Morrison will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Chris Taylor is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to the pitcher. That brings Endy Chavez to the plate and he flies out to Bryce Harper to end the 4^th inning. 5-2 Nationals.

Denard Span will start the 5^th inning with a single. Anthony Rendon is the next man to the plate and he single. That brings Jason Werth to the plate and he flies out to Endy Chavez. With two on and one out Adam LaRoche will come to the plate and he strikes out. Ian Desmond will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Kyle Seager to end the top of the inning. Austin Jackson will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball for an out. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he has an infield single. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he singles as Ackley goes to second. With two on and one out Kendrys Morales comes to the plate and he pop up to Anthony Rendon. Kyle Seager will try to keep the inning going as he pops up to Ian Desmond to end the 5^th inning.

Bryce Harper will start the 6^th inning with a single. Wilson Ramos is the next man to the plate and he pops out to Logan Morrison. That brings Asdrubal Cabrera to the plate and he hits a ground to Chris Taylor who starts a double play to end the top of the inning. Mike Zunino will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Logan Morrison is the next man to the plate and he pops up in foul territory where Anthony Rendon catches it. That brings Chris Taylor to the plate and he pops out to short to end the 6^th inning.

Nate Schierholtz will start the 7^th inning with a fly ball to Austin Jackson for an out. Back to the top of the order for Denard Span who grounds out to Robinson Cano. That brings Anthony Rendon to the plate and he double. Jason Werth will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Chris Taylor to end the top of the inning. Drew Storen will take over the pitching duties for the Nationals. Endy Chavez will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Back to the top of the order for Austin Jackson who strikes out. That brings Dustin Ackley to the plate and he grounds out to Ian Desmond to end the 7^th inning.

Joe Beimel will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Adam LaRoche will start the 8^th inning with a ground ball to Kyle Seager for an out. Ian Desmond is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Bryce Harper to the plate and he hits a home run. Wilson Ramos will try to keep the inning going as he hits a home run. Brandon Maurer will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Asdrubal Cabrera will step up to the plate and he grounds out to Logan Morrison to end the top of the inning. Robinson Cano will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Asdrubal Cabrera for an out. Kendrys Morales is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Kyle Seager to the plate and he pops up to Wilson Ramos to end the inning. 7-2 Nationals.

Fernando Rodney will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Nate Schierholtz will start the 9^th inning with a ground ball to Lagan Morrison for an out. Back to the top of the order for Denard Span who singles. That brings Anthony Rendon to the plate and he singles. With two on and one out Jason Werth comes to the plate and he walks. With the bases loaded Adam LaRoche will step up to the plate and he flies out to Austin Jackos as Span scores. With runners at the corners Ian Desmond comes to the plate and he grounds out to Chris Taylor to end the top of the inning. Rafael Soriano will take over the pitching duties for the Nationals. Mike Zunino will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to LaRoche for an out. Logan Morrison is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Chris Taylor to the plate and he singles. Endy Chavez will try to keep the game going as he doubles as Chris Taylor scores. Back to the top of the order for Austin Jackson who singles and Chavez to third. With runners at the corners and two outs Dustin Ackley steps up to the plate and he flies out to Span to end the game. 8-3 Nationals.