CINCINNATI (Interstat) — JJ Bleday homered twice and drove in six runs as the Cincinnati Reds routed the Washington Nationals 15-1 Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Chase Burns (5-1) threw six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out seven to win his fourth straight decision. Matt McLain added a two-run homer, and Ke’Bryan Hayes and Jose Trevino each drove in two runs. Dane Myers hit a three-run homer. The Reds scored two runs in the second inning, four in the fourth, three in the fifth, two in the seventh and four in the eighth. They finished with 14 hits. Washington scored its only run in the eighth and managed three hits. Foster Griffin (4-2) took the loss. Attendance was 22,651. The game lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes. Cincinnati improved to 23-21, while Washington fell to 21-23. The Reds avoided a three-game sweep after dropping the first two games of the series.