James Wood hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Jake Irvin pitched eight innings of three-hit ball as the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0.

The Washington Nationals have been having one of the better offensive teams this week. They were able to take themselves out of a hopeless lull of maybe getting a couple of runs in a game to putting the squad's offensive ceiling on full display against the Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves.

Left-hander Robbie Ray will look to continue his strong season on Sunday afternoon when he starts the finale of the San Francisco Giants ' three-game series against the host Washington Nationals. Ray (6-0, 2.67 ERA) is 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA over his past four starts, allowing a total of four earned runs in 26 innings.

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Irvin delivered eight scoreless innings and got all the support he needed from Wood’s first-inning two-run homer during Saturday’s 3-0 win at Nationals Park.

The Giants debuted a new road look on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park, swapping their traditional gray jerseys for the black alternates they typically wear during Spring Training and Saturday home games at Oracle Park.

The San Francisco Giants revealed why they wore their black uniforms for Saturday's road game against the Washington Nationals.

The Giants doubled their lead to 4-0 in the top of the eighth inning when Wilmer Flores drove in Lee with a single — tying the Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki for the most in the National League — and Chapman scored from third on a wild pitch. Following Flores’ RBI single, a group of Giants fans began a “Let’s go Giants” chant in the lower bowl.