Abrams powers Nationals past Diamondbacks 5‑3
WASHINGTON (Interstat) — CJ Abrams went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park. Attendance was 30,032 and the game lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes.
Arizona scored two runs in the third inning on Gabriel Moreno’s two-run single, but Washington answered with four runs in the bottom half. Abrams tied the game with a two-run double and Daylen Lile followed with a two-run triple. The Diamondbacks pulled within 5-3 in the seventh on James McCann’s RBI single.
Foster Griffin (12-2) earned the win, allowing three runs on six hits over 6 2/3 innings with two strikeouts. Clayton Beeter pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save. Mitch Bratt (0-1) took the loss, surrendering five runs on seven hits in five innings.
The Nationals improved to 53-52, while the Diamondbacks fell to 55-50.