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Washington loses in 10, ends six-game winning streak

Chris Graham

washington nationalsWashington bungled the 10th inning after fighting back from an early 4-0 deficit, and the five-run Reds rally led to a 9-4 Cincinnati win Saturday night.

Down 4-1 in the eighth, Danny Espinosa (.230/.333/.449, 16 HR, 43 RBI) hit a two-run homer, and Bryce Harper (.258/.402/.485, 16 HR, 47 RBI) later added an RBI single to tie the game at 4-4.

But the Nats (49-33) would leave the bases loaded in the eighth, setting the stage for the Reds five-run outburst in the 10th, aided by errors by Harper and Ryan Zimmerman.

Sammy Solis (1-3, 2.17 ERA, 1.03 WHIP) took the loss, charged with four runs, three earned, on three hits in a third of an inning.

The loss ends a six-game Washington winning streak.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].