Washington Nationals
Capital confidence with a lineup capable of sudden legislation
An improving club no pitching staff wants to face when the order starts rolling.
Washington beat Colorado 13-3 after Daylen Lile drove in five and Cade Cavalli struck out seven over six innings. The Nationals scored five in the fifth after a throwing error and never stopped adding on.
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Nationals 13, Rockies 3: Washington turned one error into an avalanche
Washington scored 13 runs after a five-run fifth inning, with Daylen Lile driving in five in a 13-3 win over Colorado.
Nationals 7, Cubs 0: Cavalli made the hot offense disappear
Cade Cavalli allowed one hit over eight scoreless innings as Washington shut out Chicago 7-0.
Cubs 12, Nationals 6: Bregman turned the middle innings into a verdict
Alex Bregman homered three times and drove in seven as Chicago overwhelmed Washington 12-6.
Nationals 10, Phillies 4: The eleventh inning became the verdict
Washington turned a 4-4 tie into a six-run eleventh-inning statement, beating Philadelphia 10-4 in a game that kept asking for one more answer.
Phillies 5, Nationals 0: Luzardo turned the night into a line
Philadelphia scored three in the third and let Jesus Luzardo's eight scoreless innings turn Washington's offense into a footnote.
Braves 5, Nationals 4: Atlanta made four hits carry five runs
Atlanta beat Washington 5-4 after two home runs made four Braves hits loud enough to overcome the Nationals' deeper contact.
Blue Jays 3, Nationals 2: The bullpen carried the return
Seven Toronto relievers covered 6 1/3 innings with one run allowed after Max Scherzer's return, preserving a 3-2 win at Washington.
Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 3: Abrams answered Arizona immediately
CJ Abrams drove in three runs as Washington answered Arizona's two-run third with four runs of its own and won 5-3.
Rockies 8, Nationals 7: Goodman supplied the last answer at Coors
Hunter Goodman's eighth-inning homer broke the final tie and gave Colorado an 8-7 win over Washington.
Nationals 7, Rockies 3: Three homers broke Colorado's only tie
Colorado erased a three-run deficit, but Washington answered with three homers that accounted for six runs in a 7-3 win.
Nationals 5, Athletics 2: Foster Griffin made seven hits enough
Foster Griffin allowed one run over seven innings as Washington beat the Athletics 5-2 despite being outhit 11-7.
Athletics 15, Nationals 1: The series margin swung 33 runs overnight
The Athletics answered a 23-4 loss with a 15-1 win, using five first-inning runs and J.T. Ginn's 6 1/3 scoreless innings to reverse the series.
Nationals 23, Athletics 4: The avalanche kept finding another inning
Washington collected 21 hits and scored 19 runs from the fifth inning onward in a 23-4 rout of the Athletics.