WASHINGTON (Interstat) — The Washington Nationals erupted for six runs over the seventh and eighth innings to pull away from the Atlanta Braves 11-4 on Tuesday night at Nationals Park.

Luis García Jr. led a 10-hit attack for Washington, going 4 for 5 with a double and three RBIs. His two-run double in the seventh broke a 4-4 tie. Pinch-hitter Curtis Mead sealed it with a three-run homer in the eighth.

Winning pitcher Foster Griffin allowed three runs over six innings to improve to 3-0. Atlanta’s Reynaldo López took the loss.

The Braves scored single runs in the second, third, fifth and eighth, with homers from Drake Baldwin and Eli White. José Suarez provided three scoreless innings of relief in the loss before Washington’s late rally.

Attendance was 16,483. The game took 3 hours, 1 minute.