PHOENIX (Interstat) — Zack Littell pitched five innings of two-hit ball, allowing one earned run and striking out four, as the Washington Nationals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday evening at Chase Field. Washington improved to 33-32, while Arizona fell to 33-31.

Littell (6-4) earned the win, and Brad Lord recorded his first save with two scoreless innings. Eduardo Rodriguez (5-2) took the loss after giving up four earned runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings.

The Nationals struck first in the opening inning on Curtis Mead’s two-run homer. They added two runs in the seventh on a sacrifice bunt by Nasim Nuñez, who later drove in another run with a ninth-inning single. Washington totaled eight hits, including a home run from Dylan Crews. Arizona mustered just two hits, scoring its only run in the fifth on a single by LuJames Groover and a subsequent fielding error.

Attendance was 30,638. The game lasted 2 hours, 23 minutes.