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WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer may headline the Nationals starting rotation, but Tanner Roark is proving to be pretty reliable.Roark and the Washington bullpen outdueled Madison Bumgarner as the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0 Sunday in a matchup of NL division leaders.Roark (12-6) gave up five hits in seven innings and won for the sixth time in his last seven decisions. The right-hander has thrown at least seven shutout innings a league-best seven times.Hes not amazing us anymore, manager Dusty Baker said. Weve kind of come to expect it.Bumgarner (10-7) lost despite allowing just two hits, including Wilson Ramos 18th home run in the seventh inning.Pitching opposite the Giants ace, Roark knew he couldnt afford too many mistakes.Hes always aggressive, Roark said of Bumgarner. Hes one of the top pitchers in the game, so going against that gives me an extra boost. I want to go out there and do the same and not get beat.Ramos homer came after Roark escaped a jam in the seventh. With runners on second and third, center fielder Ben Revere made a spectacular, over-the-shoulder catch to rob Brandon Belt of extra bases.It was Roarks 105th and final pitch of the afternoon.Tanner, he pitched one heck of a game, Revere said. He was just hitting spots, getting key outs and hes pitching well. He pitched a heck of a game. He was definitely the player of the game in my book. I was just trying to help him out the best I can.The crowd of 32,790 at Nationals Park saluted Revere with a standing ovation as he ran off the field.Ben saved the game, Baker said. That was a Willie Mays catch right there. Boy, that was big.Shawn Kelly retired the Giants in order in the eighth and Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his 31st save. Melancon converted his first save opportunity since he was acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 30.Roark escaped multiple jams, working around five hits and three walks, striking out five.Bumgarner struck out seven and walked two. He was coming off one the worst starts of his career, allowing 10 hits and eight runs in five innings against Philadelphia.I knew hed pitch well today, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. Thats who he is. What a terrific job. I knew that he would bounce back and throw a beauty and he did.Bumgarner retired 11 of the first 12 batters and didnt allow a hit until Anthony Rendons two-out double in the fourth. The Giants ace is winless in five starts since the All-Star break.All I can do is come out and put us in a good spot and keep us in the game and hope that things go our way, he said. It hasnt since the break, but thats just the way it goes. I cant worry about that, or its just going to dig a deeper hole.With the win, the Nationals took the season series over the Giants four games to three, giving them the tiebreaker should the teams finish with the same record at the end of the regular season.ON-BASE STREAKINGNationals left fielder Jayson Werth extended his on-base streak to a career-best 38 straight games, drawing a four-pitch walk in the first inning. His string is the longest in the majors this season.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: RF Hunter Pence struck out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. He didnt start after bouncing a foul ball off his face Saturday. Pence underwent a CT scan after Saturdays game, which showed no fracture to the orbital socket. ... LHP Josh Osich (forearm strain) is expected to make a rehab appearance with Double-A Richmond on Monday. Osich (1-2, 4.25) last pitched July 23.Nationals: RF Bryce Harper didnt play, a day after leaving a game with neck stiffness. 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Brisbane Lions star Dayne Zorko says reports of a breakdown in relations between players and under-fire coach Justin Leppitsch are untrue.The Australian reported on Thursday that Leppitschs position was under renewed pressure because of lack of unity at the Lions, to the extent where senior figures at the club were said to have called for an experienced football official to be sent to Brisbane to act as something of a peacemaker.But Zorko said it was just rumours and claimed relationships between Leppitsch and the players had actually improved since last season.We can totally dismiss that. Weve got a lot of trust and a lot of belief in Leppa and hes doing a really great job at the moment, Zorko told reporters.Unless youre inside the four walls you dont really understand what really goes on.These rumours started to happen at this time last year as well but I can dismiss that right now ...things are as strong as theyve ever been at the club.The playing group stands right behind Leppa, even the senior players.It comes after the Lions were dealt their 11th consecutive defeat in Saturdays Q-Cllash loss to fellow battlers Gold Coast.ddddddddddddZorko admitted that given their results, there should be some level of unrest amongst the playing group, and there was - but it wasnt directed at Leppitsch, who he said had improved his communication skills since the arrival of player welfare manager Craig Lambert over the summer.Theres no issue with the way he communicates to the team, Zorko said.Hes got a clear game plan he wants us to deliver on the weekend. At the moment, as players, were letting him down.Zorko also leapt to the defence of Brisbanes on-field leaders, who have come in for regular criticism this year for their lack of on-field impact.Its great to have so many young kids coming through and as senior players I think wed all like to be playing a little better to help take the heat off the young guys, but inside our four walls, what the senior players are doing is phenomenal, he said.The Lions host Greater Western Sydney at the Gabba on Sunday. ' ' '