Lile, García power Nationals past Reds 10‑4

CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Daylen Lile homered twice and drove in four runs as the Washington Nationals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 10-4 on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park.

Lile went 3 for 5 with a solo shot in the fourth and a three-run blast in the fifth. Luis García Jr. also homered twice, finishing 3 for 5 with two RBIs. Brady House added a two-run homer in the eighth.

Brad Lord (2-0) earned the win with 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing two hits and striking out three. Miles Mikolas and Paxton Schultz combined for 5 1/3 innings of one-run relief.

Brady Singer (2-3) took the loss, surrendering three runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Washington broke open a scoreless game with two runs in the third on homers by James Wood and García. The Nationals added four more in the fifth, including Lile’s second home run, and led 10-2 entering the ninth.

Cincinnati’s JJ Bleday singled home two runs in the ninth. The Reds (22-20) outhit Washington 10-13 but stranded eight baserunners. The Nationals (20-22) improved to 4-5 on their road trip. Attendance was 23,715, and the game lasted 3 hours, 7 minutes.