Stephen Strasburg pitched seven strong Broncos T.J. Ward Jersey innings, Werth hit a tiebreaking triple in the eighth and the Nationals rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Wednesday night.
Both teams scored on wild pitches and the Nationals tallied all their runs with two outs as they won back-to-back games for the first time since July 30 with the victory over a slumping Rockies team.
Strasburg (7-6) allowed just two hits, struck out five and didn't walk a batter in his third straight solid start after coming off the disabled list. Since returning to the rotation on Aug. 8, the big right-hander has allowed just three earned runs, struck out 25 in 20 innings and lowered his ERA from 5.16 to 4.22.
Strasburg has allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last seven starts.
''That's what http://www.broncosauthenticofficial.com/peyton-manning-jersey_c-507.html you can get from him - dominant stuff every time he goes out there,'' manager Matt Williams said. ''He has a chance to do something special every time he takes the mound.''
He was locked in against a Rockies team that has lost nine of its last 11. He allowed a leadoff single to Charlie Blackmon in the first but threw him out trying to steal second.
He didn't give up another hit until Nolan Arenado's two-out single in the fourth.
''Teams try to get me early because they know when I get a feeling and settle down, command all my pitches, it's tougher,'' Strasburg said.
Despite just getting two hits, Colorado was leading before the Nationals tied it in the seventh against reliever Gonzalez Germen. He allowed a two-out double to Bryce Harper and walked two straight to load the bases. Germen then threw a wild pitch to Ryan Zimmerman and Harper scored easily to tie it at 1.
Washington again mounted a two-out rally off Rafael Betancourt (2-4) in the eighth. Wilson Ramos singled, pinch-hitter Clint Robinson walked and Werth lined a triple over the glove of right fielder Carlos Gonzalez to make it 3-1.
Werth finished with two hits for the Nationals, who are just 11-20 since the All-Star break.
''We had some opportunities but you're going to have nights when you're not going to drive in every run,'' Werth said. ''It's a matter of staying in the game.''
Zimmerman added Randy Starks Youth Jersey an RBI single in the ninth and Jonathan Papelbon got the final three outs for his 20th save and third with Washington.
The win, coupled with the New York Mets' loss at Baltimore, moved the Nationals within 3 1/2 games of first place in the NL East.
''We've got a lot of hard work ahead of us,'' Werth said. ''It's going to be tough. We didn't do ourselves any favors but it's all right there in front of us.''
Four Colorado pitchers combined to walk nine batters a night after issuing 10 bases on balls. Starter Jorge De La Rosa walked six but left the game without allowing a run after some clutch pitching through six innings.
He struck out Harper with a runner on third to end the fifth and he worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the sixth.
Strasburg found his groove after that. He retired 17 of last 18 batters he faced, including the final 10.
''He went out there from pitch one to the last pitch he threw and was in total control of the game,'' Paplebon said.
"He knew exactly Benardrick McKinney Nike Jerseys what he wanted to do and executed it."In three starts since being reinstated from the disabled list, Strasburg is 1-1 with a 1.35 ERA, two walks and 25 strikeouts.