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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- No. 4 Clemson hopes to come out of its bye week with a better grip on the football -- and its growing worries about turnovers.The Tigers (7-0, 4-0 ACC) have 16 turnovers (eight fumbles, eight interceptions), the second highest total in the Atlantic Coast Conference. While the mistakes havent cost them in the standings, theyve certainly caught the attention of Clemson coaches.Clemson is 54th nationally in turnover margin, trailing 10 teams with losing records.Its unfortunate that its costing us points, Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said Monday. But weve just got to get back in the batters box and take the next swing.Clemson had four turnovers in its heart-stopping, 24-17 overtime win against North Carolina State, including two within 5 yards of the end zone.The Wolfpack had the first pick-six of quarterback Deshaun Watsons career, then forced a pair of fumbles near their goal line to spoil drives of 78 and 39 yards.Instead of having a comfortable lead, the Tigers were in a dogfight and only escaped after North Carolina State kicker Kyle Bambard missed what wouldve been a winning 33-yard field goal try as time expired.Clemson made mistakes last year (27 turnovers in 15 games), but not like this, Swinney said. But in 54 trips inside its opponents 20 yard line last year, the Tigers had just one turnover.This year in seven games, weve got six turnovers in the red zone, Swinney said. Thats why weve had a couple of close ball games. It is what it is.Clemson will get some time to correct its issues during its bye week. The Tigers return to the field at No. 13 Florida State on Oct. 29, a contest that could go a long way to clinching a second consecutive trip to the ACC title game for the Tigers.Clemson has struggled in Tallahassee, Florida, though, going just 1-11 since 1993. Swinney and the Tigers understand turning the ball over wont help them win there for the first time since 2006.Sometimes, theyre like drops, they just get a little contagious, Clemson co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said. Youve just got to back to work and everybody lock in a focus on the ball security.The real shame of the errors, Swinney said, is that it spoiled the look of one Clemsons better offensive performances of the season. The Tigers had five drives of 64 yards or more against North Carolina State. Watson threw for a season-high 378 yards while Williams finished with a career best 12 catches for 146 yards.Offensively, its one of the best games weve had, Swinney said. One three and out, good rhythm all day. Just left a lot of points out there, a lot of points.The coach said more importantly was his players continued ability to dig deep when faced with problems and figure out how to win.I think we need to focus on the positive here, Swinney said.There are plenty of them, too. Clemson has played the toughest part of its schedule and remained undefeated. Even slipping a spot in the rankings to No. 4 should not spoil the Tigers potential playoff spot if they remain perfect.If Clemson can survive Florida State, it will be heavy favorites to stay perfect against its four remaining opponents in Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest and South Carolina.Clemson will put in the work to improve, Swinney said, players reminded to hold onto the ball and work on things like tucking it close to their bodies and tightening their grip in traffic.I dont have any doubt, Swinney said. 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WASHINGTON -- Calm and collected on the outside, Lucas Giolito was so anxious about making his major league debut that he kept going into manager Dusty Bakers office to ask when the game would start.Rain delayed it almost an hour and then cut Giolitos outing short, but when he was on the mound he was dominant as the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-0 on Tuesday night. Baseballs top pitching prospect allowed just one hit, struck out one and walked two in four scoreless innings and made the most of his start despite the weather.I never saw rain in the forecast at all, Giolito said. I thought it would be like 72 degrees, sunny, all that stuff. Thats how I dreamt it. But Ill take what I can get. An MLB debut is an MLB debut and Im glad I pitched well.The 6-foot-6 Giolito mixed his curveball and improving changeup in with his overpowering fastball to silence the Mets after a leadoff single by Curtis Granderson. Giolito was in control of his emotions and his pitches all night.He pounded the strike zone very well, said outfielder Bryce Harper, who hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning. His fastball was good, his curveball was good. I think he kept them off-balance pretty well and definitely a huge bummer that we went into that rain delay.An 85-minute rain delay cost Giolito the chance to pick up his first major league victory, as the win went to reliever Oliver Perez (2-1) instead. But Giolito left an impression with his first Nationals start, taking to heart the advice his veteran manager gave him.Dusty told me: `You can be anxious. You can be nervous. Just dont be scared. You belong here. Thats just what I tried to prove, the 21-year-old said. After the first pitch, I couldve been pitching Double-A, I couldve been pitching in front of zero people. It wouldnt have mattered. 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RHP Hansel Robles was struck in the right calf with a line drive in the seventh inning and walked off under his own power. ... LHP Steven Matz has a bone spur in his elbow and had his start pushed back from Wednesday to Thursday. ... RHP Noah Syndergaard has a small bone spur in his elbow but isnt expected to miss any time. ... 1B Lucas Duda is two weeks away from resuming baseball activities.Nationals: An MRI confirmed RHP Stephen Strasburg has an upper back strain. Strasburg threw a bullpen session Tuesday afternoon.UP NEXTMets: RHP Verrett (3-4, 4.14 ERA) makes a spot start for Matz as the rest of the rotation gets pushed back. The Mets will have one fewer arm available in the bullpen as a result.Nationals: RHP Max Scherzer (8-5, 3.52 ERA) makes his 17th start of the season trying to bounce back from allowing four earned runs in a loss to Milwaukee on Saturday. ' ' '