Luis García Jr. powers Nationals past Orioles

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Luis García Jr. homered twice and drove in five runs Sunday as the Washington Nationals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

García Jr. finished 3-for-5 with a double and two home runs, including a two-run shot in the fifth inning that stretched Washington’s lead. He also doubled in two runs during a three-run third inning, when the Nationals took the lead for good. Washington scored three times in the third, two in the fifth and one in the seventh.

Baltimore opened with two runs in the first on Pete Alonso’s two-run homer, his 19th of the season. The Orioles added two in the seventh on Jackson Holliday’s homer, but could not complete the comeback.

Zack Littell (7-6) earned the win, allowing two earned runs on three hits over five innings with three strikeouts. PJ Poulin picked up his second save with two scoreless innings. Kyle Bradish (5-8) took the loss, giving up three runs on one hit in four innings.

The Nationals improved to 43-42, while the Orioles fell to 39-46. Attendance was 27,626, and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes.