Nationals use 6-run inning to surge past Tigers, split DH

Nathaniel Lowe’s bases-loaded triple keyed a six-run eighth inning and the host Washington Nationals rallied past the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Wednesday night to earn a split of the day-night doubleheader.Riley Greene hit a pair of three-run homers to lead Detroit to an 11-2 win in the opener.CJ Abrams led off the eighth of the night game with a single off Tommy Kahnle (0-1). After James Wood walked and Luis Garcia Jr. singled to load the bases, Lowe grounded a shot into the right field corner to clear the bases. Josh Bell drove in his third run of the night with a double and the lead grew to 7-4. Paul DeJong singled off reliever Brenan Hanifee to bring home pinch runner Alex Call, and DeJong later scored on a groundout to make it 9-4.Lowe also had an RBI single, Bell had three hits and Daylen Lile extended his hitting streak to 10 games.Greene nearly extended his home run streak to four games, but center fielder Jacob Young robbed him with a leaping catch at the wall in the ninth.Cole Henry (1-1) pitched a scoreless eighth for his first career win.After falling behind 6-0 in this first inning of the opener, Washington struck first in the second game. Wood and Garcia singled and Lowe followed with an RBI single. Bell singled, scoring Garcia to make it 2-0.In the Washington third, Wood walked, stole second and scored on Bell’s single to increase the lead to 3-0.

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