WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Alex Bregman homered three times and drove in seven runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 12-6 on Wednesday at Nationals Park.

Bregman went 3 for 3 with a two-run homer in the fifth, a two-run homer in the sixth and a two-run homer in the eighth. Dansby Swanson homered and doubled, driving in two runs. The Cubs scored four runs in the fifth, five in the sixth and three in the eighth, finishing with 13 hits. Washington scored one run in the second, sixth and ninth and three in the fifth, collecting 11 hits.

Daylen Lile had two hits and three RBIs for Washington. David Peterson (7-7) earned the win, allowing three earned runs in five innings. Javier Assad recorded his second save, giving up two earned runs in four innings. Tom Cosgrove (0-2) took the loss.

The Cubs improved to 71-50. The Nationals fell to 59-63. Attendance was 21,116, and the game lasted 3 hours, 6 minutes.