WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Daylen Lile homered twice and drove in four runs, lifting the Washington Nationals to a 9-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at Nationals Park before 30,331 fans in 2 hours, 54 minutes.

Lile went 3-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer in the eighth inning that extended Washington’s lead. Luis García Jr. added two homers and three RBIs, including a two-run shot in the seventh. Foster Griffin (9-2) allowed one earned run over five innings, striking out two.

Pittsburgh (44-45) scored once in the third and four times in the ninth, but Mitch Keller (6-6) took the loss after giving up five earned runs in six innings. Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.

The Nationals jumped ahead with single runs in the first and second, then scored three in the third on José Tena’s homer and Lile’s double. Washington added two in the eighth to take a 9-1 lead before Pittsburgh’s late rally. The Nationals improved to 46-43.