Washington 23, at Athletics 4

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Andrés Chaparro homered twice and drove in eight runs, leading the Washington Nationals to a 23-4 rout of the Athletics on Friday night at Sutter Health Park. The Nationals, who entered the game at .500 with a 48-48 record, erupted for 21 hits and scored in five different innings, including six runs in the sixth and five in the ninth. Washington improved to 49-49 while the Athletics fell to 41-56. Cade Cavalli earned the win, allowing two earned runs on four hits while striking out nine over six innings. He improved to 6-4. Gage Jump… Read more...