Don’t count out the Nats. For much of Monday night’s series opener against the Giants at Oracle Park, Washington was held at bay by San Francisco ace Logan Webb -- their only run through eight frames coming courtesy of James Wood's adventure around the bases in the sixth inning. But the Nats boast the Majors’ most productive offense in terms of runs scored, and this night their bats responded at precisely the right time in a thrilling 4-3 comeback win \-\- the first time they’ve won this season after trailing at the end of the eighth inning. Trailing by two runs in the ninth inning, things began on a rough note as Wood grounded out to first on one pitch. But then Luis García Jr. doubled, Curtis Mead was hit by a pitch from Keaton Winn and Giants catcher Eric Haase let a passed ball advance both runners. In stepped CJ Abrams, who laced a 2-0 splitter up the middle to tie the game, before Daylen Lile's bloop single to center plated Abrams and fully turned the tables on the host Giants. “Just trying to stay stubborn,” said Abrams of his approach with two runners in scoring position in the ninth. The clutch single pushed Abrams’ average with runners in scoring position to a robust .381 this season (24-for-63).
