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After three straight walk-offs, the Washington Nationals went for a cakewalk instead, scoring six runs in the third inning Tuesday night as they ran their winning streak to eight games with an 8-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Stephen Strasburg (10-10) allowed one run and three hits over a season-high eight innings, and Asdrubal Cabrera's bases-clearing double blew the game open to give the Nationals an overdue breather in what is now their longest winning streak since August 2012. He did just what the Nationals needed him to do: eat up innings to give an overtaxed bullpen some rest. The Nationals sent seven batters to the plate in the third before the Diamondbacks could record an out.
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