Nationals upend Giants in Game Three

Madison Bumgarner's throwing error in the seventh snapped a scoreless tie as two runs scored by the Washington Nationals for all the runs that they needed in a 4-1 Washington win.
The Giants would score one run in the ninth to avoid the shutout off reliever Drew Storen on a Brandon Crawford sacrifice fly,but were otherwise stymied on the scoreboard.
Bumgarner picked up the defeat for the Giants,who still lead the series two games to one.
Game four takes place in San Francisco with Ryan Vogelsong for the Giants and Washington countering with lefthander Gio Gonzalez.

Giant Steps

1) Key play of the game was of course the Madison Bumgarner error.
The Nationals would have likely scored anyway as they would have later hits in the inning and had Bumgarner taken the safe out at first,it still would have second and third and one out.
Buster Posey took the blame by saying he called out "third" on the bunt,which is the catcher's job to call the base unless he himself in fielding the ball,but still the game was decided right there.

2) Even still,there was a fluke portion to the play as the Giants had two pitchers warming in the bullpen down the left field line and the ball rattled around in the pen,which gave Travis Ishikawa problems in locating the baseball.
By the time the ball was found,Bryce Harper had just enough time to roar around third and beat the throw home narrowly.
I know the trend in some of the more recent parks is to have the bullpens in foul play,but I've always preferred the relievers area to be beyond the outfield fence.
I think it looks better and keeps away the odd issue like today...

3) Other than that play,the pitching was excellent by both Bumgarner and Washington's Doug Fister.
The two teams combined for just ten hits off the pair in fourteen innings.
This entire series has been noted by some pretty solid hurling from both teams...

4) I am not a fan of Bryce Harper or his attitude,but no denying that the ball that he crunched off Jean Machi was hammered.
The run was an insurance run in the ninth inning,but still a bomb.

5) The Giants best shot in this game other than the meaningless run in the ninth,came in the second inning when the Giants loaded the bases with two outs and Madison Bumgarner at the plate.
Bumgarner is an excellent hitter for a pitcher,so he's not your typical almost automatic out.
Fister fanned him and San Francisco would challenge no more....

6) I'm worried now.I've never been a Ryan Vogelsong believer and he'll have the chance to prove me wrong and win this series.
I was at work today for meetings and a lady that I know that is a Nats fan discussed the series with me and I told her that I though if the Giants didn't win game three that I wasn't sure that they win the series.
Now I'm concerned....