WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Andrés Chaparro went 4 for 5 with two home runs and eight RBIs to lead the Washington Nationals to a 23-4 victory over the Athletics on Friday at Sutter Health Park.

Washington scored three runs in the third inning, one in the fourth, four in the fifth, six in the sixth, four in the seventh and five in the ninth. The Nationals finished with 21 hits. Curtis Mead had four hits and three RBIs, Daylen Lile drove in four runs with a home run, and Harry Ford added a homer and three RBIs.

Cade Cavalli pitched six innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs while striking out nine to earn the win, improving to 6-4. Gage Jump took the loss, falling to 3-5 after 3 2/3 innings.

The Athletics scored two runs in the fourth on Tyler Soderstrom’s two-run homer and two in the ninth. managed nine hits.

The Nationals improved to 49-49, while the Athletics fell to 41-56. Attendance was 11,087. The game lasted 3 hours, 13 minutes.