SAN FRANCISCO—Jordan Hicks pitched one-run ball over six innings, and Nick Ahmed and Tyler Fitzgerald had three hits apiece as the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game series sweep with a 7–1 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.
Hicks (2–0) has allowed one earned run or less in each of his first three starts this season after signing a four-year, $44 million contract with San Francisco during the offseason. The 27-year-old right-hander, a former reliever who is converting to the starting rotation, allowed four hits and had two strikeouts.