{"id":678986,"date":"2026-04-19T09:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/678986\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T09:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:22:13","slug":"robbie-ray-giants-go-for-sweep-of-mistake-prone-nationals-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/678986\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Ray, Giants go for sweep of mistake-prone Nationals – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco Giants will try to accomplish a couple of firsts for this season in the series finale at the Washington Nationals on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Giants will look to win four consecutive games for the first time and will also try to complete their initial three-game series sweep.<\/p>\n

Both are possible because the Giants outlasted the Nationals 7-6 in 12 innings after watching the Nationals tie it in the ninth on Saturday.<\/p>\n

A pair of veterans match up in the finale when San Francisco left-hander Robbie Ray (2-2, 2.42 ERA) opposes right-hander Miles Mikolas (0-3, 11.49).<\/p>\n

Ray has given up two earned runs or fewer in each of his four starts. On Tuesday, he allowed two runs on two hits and four walks in a loss to the Cincinnati Reds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt good,\u201d Ray said. \u201cI felt like the fastball and the changeup were working good. Slider was playing really well. Struggled a little bit with the curveball \u2026 that\u2019s something I\u2019m going to work on a little bit going into my next outing.\u201d<\/p>\n

He is 3-5 with a 5.21 ERA in nine starts against the Nationals.<\/p>\n

Mikolas has struggled, allowing 20 earned runs in 15 2\/3 innings. On Tuesday, he gave up three runs on three hits in 3 1\/3 innings working behind an opener.<\/p>\n

He is 5-1 with a 3.20 ERA in 10 games (six starts) versus the Giants.<\/p>\n

The Giants rallied from a 5-1 deficit on Saturday, took the lead in the seventh, surrendered it in the ninth and won it in the 12th.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was one where the baseball gods didn\u2019t feel like they were going to let us lose today,\u201d manager Tony Vitello said. \u201cThere were several moments where we could have lost that game. I\u2019m sure they could say the same in the other locker room. That\u2019s what made it a great, March Madness, playoff-type game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heliot Ramos had three hits, including his second home run in two games. Five players provided two hits each as part of a 16-hit attack.<\/p>\n

Ryan Walker surrendered the lead in the ninth but pitched out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the 10th before Caleb Kilian pitched two innings for the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was super exciting,\u201d Killian said of earning his first major league win in his 18th career appearance. \u201cProbably long overdue.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the Nationals, Saturday\u2019s loss was a mistake-filled effort. Miscues in the field and on the basepaths contributed to losing the early lead and later failing to pull the game out. Washington ranks near the bottom of MLB defensively with 18 errors.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day we meet as a team and go through plays from the day before, plays that we did well, plays that we didn\u2019t do well, and then how we want to execute them as a team,\u201d manager Blake Butera said. \u201cI think (Sunday\u2019s) meeting will just be a good bit longer than usual.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Wood hit his seventh home run for Washington, which fell to 1-7 at home. He has reached base safely in 12 of his last 13 games since April 5, batting .360 with nine extra-base hits (three doubles, six homers).<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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