Nationals overcome White Sox 6‑3 in 10 innings

CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Washington Nationals defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-3 in 10 innings Saturday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field. Washington scored two runs in the fourth inning on Nasim Nuñez’s two-run single, then added four runs in the 10th. Nuñez delivered another two-run single in the 10th, finishing 2 for 4 with four RBIs. The White Sox answered with two runs in the eighth, including a sacrifice fly by Chase Meidroth, and one in the 10th on a sacrifice fly by Tanner Murray. Jake Irvin started for Washington and tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits with nine strikeouts. Cionel Pérez (2-3) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win. Jordan Leasure (2-1) took the loss. Attendance was 35,174, and the game lasted 3 hours, 4 minutes. The Nationals improved to 12-16, while the White Sox dropped to 11-16.