Chapman homers in his third straight game as the Giants beat the Nationals 4-1

WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Chapman homered in his third straight game, Logan Webb pitched into the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Monday night.

The Giants have won nine of their past 12 games and at 57-57 have reached the .500 mark for the first time since they entered play on June 1 at 29-29 before an eventual loss to the Yankees.

San Francisco's Tyler Fitzgerald had two hits and went deep for the second straight game. He has homered in 10 of his past 17 games, with 11 homers total.

Webb (9-8), coming off a five-hit shutout against the A’s, allowed a run on four hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked three while throwing 95 pitches. Camilo Doval struck out the side in the ninth for his 21st save.

Washington starter Patrick Corbin (2-12), who was seeking his 100th career win, allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings.

Travis Blankenhorn had two hits for the Nationals.

Fitzgerald led off the game with a home run.

In the third, Corbin walked Michael Conforto with two outs and a runner on second and Chapman hit the first pitch to him for his 18th homer to give the Giants a 4-0 lead.

Chapman is hitting .378 (17-for-45) with four doubles, five homers, 11 RBIs and eight runs scored over his last 12 games.

Webb carried a shutout into the sixth inning, but a 13-pitch walk by Keibert Ruiz followed by a balk and James Wood's RBI single got Washington on the board.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Giants: CF Heliot Ramos (jammed right thumb) was out of the lineup for the second straight day, but manager Bob Melvin was optimistic Ramos will return on Tuesday. … INF Wilmer Flores (right knee tendinitis) will have a Tenex procedure on his knee on Tuesday.

Nationals: INF Joey Gallo (left hamstring strain) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday. … RHP Trevor Williams (right flexor muscle strain) is throwing on flat ground from up to 125 feet and could begin throwing off the mound next week.

UP NEXT

San Francisco RHP Hayden Birdsong (3-0, 2.97) opposes LHP MacKenzie Gore (6-9, 4.54) in the second of the four-game series.

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San Francisco Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald, right, celebrates after his home run as he rounds the bases during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia Jr. (2) is out at first against San Francisco Giants first baseman Mark Canha, center, during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Nationals' Jacob Young slides to second base with a double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

San Francisco Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald, right, celebrates his home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Saturday night.

After falling behind 1-0 less than three minutes into the game, the Golden Knights scored three unanswered goals in the first period and never relinquished the lead.

After Keegan Kolesar tied the game at 1-all, Brett Howden took Jack Eichel’s pass from behind the net and beat Philipp Grubauer at the doorstep to give Vegas a one-goal edge. Nic Hague's goal later in the period put Vegas up, 3-1.

William Karlsson and Noah Hanifin also added goals in the third and Ilya Samsonov stopped 21 shots to improve to 8-3-1. Eichel finished with two assists.

Vince Dunn and Jaden Schwartz scored for Seattle while Grubauer made 29 saves and fell to 3-10-0.

Kraken: Center Chandler Stephenson made his first return to Vegas since signing with Seattle as a free agent during the offseason. Stephenson is the only NHL player to hoist the Stanley Cup twice in Vegas, winning inside T-Mobile Arena with Washington in 2018, and again with the Knights in 2023.

Golden Knights: Vegas has won three straight and seven of eight in December. With the win, the Knights (47) are now four points in front of Los Angeles (43) in the Pacific Division and two points shy of Western Conference-leading Winnipeg (49).

Trailing 1-0, Kolesar took a cross-ice pass from Victor Olofsson that led him perfectly on a breakaway. Kolesar’s snipe over Grubauer’s glove gave him his career-high eighth goal of the season.

Seattle is now 1-17-1 when trailing after two periods while Vegas improved to 12-1-0 when leading after the first 40 minutes.

The Knights host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night. The Kraken visit the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

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Vegas Golden Knights centers Brett Howden (21) and Jack Eichel (9) celebrate after Howden's goal against the Seattle Kraken during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde (37) and Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin (15) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar (55) and right wing Cole Schwindt (22) celebrate after Kolesar's goal against the Seattle Kraken during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde shoots against Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb (3) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Seattle Kraken center Chandler Stephenson (9) shoots against Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Ilya Samsonov (35) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar (55) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Seattle Kraken during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)