HOUSTON -- After hitting just . Bob McAdoo Jersey .136 last April, the Washington Nationals are certainly enjoying the way Adam LaRoche has started this season. LaRoche continued his hot start Tuesday night, hitting a tying double in the eighth inning and a go-ahead single in the ninth to lift the Nationals over the Houston Astros 4-3. "Its good for him because hes not traditionally a fast starter," manager Matt Williams said. "He really focused on it in spring training and really focused on driving one in. Hes going to hit homers with guys on base but that ones big for us as evidenced tonight. If he can do that the homers will come ... but when he can consistently drive runs in like that were a better team." Jayson Werth homered as the Nationals won the opener of the interleague series. Denard Span drew a leadoff walk in the ninth, stole second and advanced to third on a groundout. He scored on LaRoches hit to right field off Josh Fields (0-3). "When Im feeling pretty good, one, Im taking some walks and two, Im using the whole field," LaRoche said. LaRoche is hitting .312 with four home runs, 17 RBIs and 16 walks in 2014. Tyler Clippard (2-2) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win. Rafael Soriano walked two in a scoreless ninth for his fifth save. Werth hit fourth home run in the first inning. Houston scored three times in the third for a 3-2 lead, helped by rookie George Springers two-run single. Houston manager Bo Porter was troubled that his team let another one get away late. "Its very concerning, because our starting pitcher did a very good job," he said. "You feel like you are in position to win the game, you have the right guys matched up, and you just dont get it done." Werth singled to start the eighth and scored on LaRoches double to left-centre field. Center fielder Dexter Fowler tracked the ball to the wall, but it glanced off his glove as he crashed to the ground. The Nationals went on to load the bases before Chad Qualls struck out Jose Lobaton. Washington starter Gio Gonzalez allowed five hits and three runs, striking out a season-high nine in six innings. Houstons Jarred Cosart gave up five hits, two runs and struck out six in six innings in his first career start against an NL team. Cosart hit Kevin Frandsen with a pitch to start the third inning and he scored on a double by Lobaton to make it 2-0. Houstons first hit was a double by Matt Dominguez to open the third and he moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Jonathan Villar. Fowlers two-out single cut Washingtons lead to 2-1 and extended his hitting streak to nine games. Jason Castro reached on a double when the ball bounced off the padding on the wall in left field -- Frandsen saved a run when he made a nifty no-look, backhanded stop on the carom. He said he simply got lucky on the play and shared what he told his teammates when they asked how he did it. "You stick your glove out and maybe some things go in there," he said with a laugh. Springers single on a line drive to left field put Houston ahead. The Nationals had another good defensive play when Span ran up Tals Hill in centre field and landed on his backside as he caught a fly ball hit by Dominguez for the second out of the fourth inning. NOTES: These teams wrap up the two-game series on Wednesday when Houston LHP Brett Oberholtzer opposes RHP Jordan Zimmermann. ... Washington OF Bryce Harper had surgery on his injured left thumb on Tuesday and will be out for an extended period of time. Harper was injured on Friday night against San Diego on a headfirst slide into third base on a triple. ... Houston RHP Scott Feldman, on the 15-day DL retroactive to April 18 with right biceps tendinitis, said he felt good after throwing 35 pitches in a bullpen session on Tuesday. He is eligible to come off the DL on May 3. Aaron McKie Jersey . 3 Ohio State. 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Chelsea (Last Week-1) Chelsea roared to a 3-0 victory over Newcastle thanks to a hat trick from Eden Hazard that moved them to the top of the table. They had to settle for a 1-1 draw with West Brom on Tuesday after conceding a late equalizer. 2. Manchester City (LW-2) Coming off their loss to Chelsea, Manchester City was not able to get in gear as they settled for a 0-0 draw with Norwich City. Their second game of the week against Sunderland was canceled due to unsafe weather conditions. 3. Liverpool (LW-4) A pair of impressive victories for Liverpool as first they smashed Arsenal 5-1 in a game that was over before the 20 minute mark and followed that up with a 3-2 win over Fulham in a game that was decided on a 90th minute penalty by Steven Gerrard. 4. Arsenal (LW-3) Twenty minutes into their match with Liverpool Arsenal was already finished in what would end up being a 5-1 defeat. In their second match they earned a 0-0 draw against Manchester United. 5. Tottenham (LW-6) Six points for Tottenham as they opened with a 1-0 victory over Everton, before going on the road to earn an emphatic 4-0 victory over Newcastle as they continue to chase the Champions League. 6. Everton (LW-5) One goal was the difference as Everton fell 1-0 to Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Weather was the difference in their second contest against Crystal Palace as it was called just 30 minutes before the scheduled kickoff. 7. Manchester United (LW-7) A pair of draws for the champions as they were first held at home 2-2 by Fulham before earning a 0-0 draw at Emirates Stadium against Arsenal. 8. Southampton (LW-8) Mixed results for the Saints this week as they picked up a point in a 2-2 draw with Stoke City before Jose Fontes goal gave them a 1-0 victory over Hull City. 9. Newcastle United (LW-9) A tough week for Newcastle as they were beaten 3-0 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge before headding home for a 4-0 loss at the hands of Tottenham. Zhaire Smith Jersey. 10. Swansea City (LW-15) The Swans picked up four points this week scoring an emphatic 3-0 victory over Cardiff City on the weekend and drawing their midweek game against Stoke City 1-1. 11. West Ham United (LW-17) A pair of 2-0 victories were enough to earn six points for West Ham as they first defeated Aston Villa and then beat Norwich City to earn maximum points. 12. Stoke City (LW-13) A pair of draws for Stoke City as they drew Southampton 2-2 on the road before sharing the points in a 1-1 saw off with Swansea City at Britannia Stadium. 13. Aston Villa (LW-11) Aston Villa earned a single point without scoring a goal in either of their fixtures this week. They fell 2-0 to West Ham before holding Cardiff to a 0-0 draw. 14. Hull City (LW-14) Hull City opened the week by earning a 2-0 road victory over Sunderland thanks to goals from Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic, before falling 1-0 at home to Southampton. 15. Crystal Palace (LW-19) Crystal Palace put three goals past West Brom to earn themselves a 3-1 victory in their weekend game but were not given the chance to ride their momentum as their midweek game against Everton was called due to poor weather. 16. West Bromwich Albion (LW-12) A tough day saw West Brom fall 3-1 at the hands of Crystal Palace before Victor Anichebes late marker earned them a midweek point in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea. 17. Sunderland (LW-10) Sunderland lost 2-0 to Hull City at the Stadium of Light on the weekend before having their midweek clash with Manchester City called off due to inclement weather. 18. Norwich City (LW-16) Norwich City stymied title contender Manchester City in a 0-0 draw before stumbling on the road and falling 2-0 at the hands of West Ham in their midweek fixture. 19. Cardiff City (LW-18) It was a goalless week for Cardiff as they were beaten 3-0 by Swansea on the weekend and then settled for a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa on Tuesday. 20. Fulham (LW-20) A solid 2-2 draw for Fulham against Manchester United opened the week before Liverpool shocked them with a 90th minute penalty as they fell 3-2. ' ' '