Wood’s Homer Lifts Nationals Over White Sox in Late Innings

WASHINGTON (Interstat) — James Wood hit a tiebreaking solo homer in Washington’s three-run seventh inning, and the Nationals rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Saturday afternoon.

The White Sox built a 5-2 lead with a four-run fourth inning, powered by two-run homers from Colson Montgomery and Brooks Baldwin. Washington answered with homers from Daylen Lile in the fourth and Jacob Young in the seventh before Wood’s go-ahead blast. Wood later added an RBI single in the eighth for the decisive run.

Julian Fernández earned the win in relief for the Nationals (66-95), while Brandon Eisert took the loss for the White Sox (59-102). José A. Ferrer secured the save despite allowing a run in the ninth.