Giants third baseman Matt Duffy led the charge against Max Scherzer and the Nationals on Friday night. Duffy was perfect at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a walk and finished a triple shy of the cylce. He also drove in three runs and scored one of his own, as the Giants topped the Nats 8-5.
Duffy got the scoring started for the Giants, as he hit a solo home run in the first inning to tie the game at 1-1. He added in an RBI double in the next inning, as part of a four-run second.
"Typically, if you can get a guy to throw pitches over the middle of the plate and take advantage of him, that's when good things happen," Duffy said, per MLB.com. "We got a few pitches over the middle and we were able to capitalize."
It's the fifth time this season that Duffy has finished a game one hit away from hitting for the cycle.