Norby’s grand slam powers Rockies to 13‑1 rout of Nationals
WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Connor Norby drove in five runs, hitting a grand slam as part of a 2-for-4 day, and the Colorado Rockies routed the Washington Nationals 13-1 on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, at Nationals Park. Tanner Gordon earned the win, allowing one earned run on six hits over seven innings with five strikeouts. The Nationals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on Andrés Chaparro’s solo homer. Colorado answered with four runs in the fifth, four in the seventh and five in the eighth, with Norby’s slam highlighting the seventh. Troy Johnston, Hunter Goodman and Cole Carrigg also homered for the Rockies, who collected 15 hits. Washington had seven hits. Goodman, Carrigg and Johnston each drove in two runs. Zach Agnos struck out two over two scoreless relief innings. For Washington, Matt Waldron and Clayton Beeter combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings, and Jorbit Vivas allowed one run. Will Dion took the loss. Colorado improved to 52-81; Washington fell to 62-73. Attendance was 13,845 and the game lasted 2:58.