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Summary San Francisco dropped into a tie with Los Angeles for the NL West lead.
Washingtons Kurt Suzuki drove in four runs, while Danny Espinosa and Roger Bernadina each knocked in three, as the Nationals belted the San Francisco Giants 14-2 on Monday in a clash of National League divisional leaders.The Nationals had 21 hits, setting a record for the most by a visiting team at AT&T Park. They led 14-0 in the fifth inning and won for the 11th time in 13 games.Gio Gonzalez (15-6) tied a Nationals record for wins in a season, boosted by Washingtons highest-scoring game of the season. He gave up two runs over 6 2-3 innings.Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong (10-6) entered the game as the NL leader in ERA but tumbled down to fourth in that ranking after allowing eight runs in 2 2-3 innings, his shortest outing of the season.San Francisco dropped into a tie with Los Angeles for the NL West lead.Washington has won 13 of its past 14 road games and owns the best road winning percentage in the majors.
