Nationals seeking momentum with Giants in town

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MacKenzie Gore hopes to see more progress when he takes the mound for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants.

Gore (6-9, 4.54 ERA) made six starts in July and went 0-2 with a 7.62 ERA but showed improvement inhis most recent outing, allowing three runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings while