Nick Ahmed, Tyler Fitzgerald and Jordan Hicks power Giants to a 5-1 win over Nationals

Nick Ahmed and Tyler Fitzgerald had three hits apiece and Jordan Hicks allowed one run in six innings as the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game series sweep with a 5-1 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 $44 million, four-year contract with San Francisco this offseason. Ahmed drove in two runs and scored three times, while Fitzgerald stole two bases and scored twice.