The Nationals stacked their lineup with eight left-handed batters and Senga still managed to cut right through them. He didn’t force tons of swings-and-misses, but consistently challenged the opposing hitters and rarely fell behind in the count. There was a point from the third inning after CJ Abrams hit a run-scoring triple with no outs where Senga stranded him on third and went on to retire 11 batters in a row. He seemed to hit a stride in those middle innings too. His fastball reached 98 mph for the first time this season and his patented ghost fork was dancing below the zone. He also meaningfully introduced his sinker in this game for the first time all season. The only problem was a lack of run support. He now has a sterling 1.26 ERA on the season and will look to stay on track in his next scheduled start against the Diamondbacks.

Ramos was one of the few hitters who had any offensive success against Merrill Kelly in a game where the GIants were held to just one run by Kelly and the D-Backs’ bullpen. The three knocks ups his average to .290, and he’s been on fire in the month of May with a .400/.472/,800 slash over his 30 at-bats in that timeframe.