Nationals' Homer Barrage, Wood's Catch Power Win

0:00On April 7th, the Washington Nationals pulled off a thrilling 9-6 comeback win over the St. Louis Cardinals last night, exploding for six runs. In the eighth inning with back-to-back-to-back homers from James Wood, Brady House, and CJ Abrams. Wood smashed the three runs shot to tie it up, house-followed with a two-run blast, and Abrams kept it with a solo homer that was also his five. 100th career hit. The Nats have now scored 64 runs in their first 10 games, a franchise record, and second only to the Dodgers and Brewers league-wide. Earlier, Wood made a monster leaping catch at the right-field wall to rob Nolan Gorman of a homer, keeping the Nats in it. Starter Zach Lettel went five solid innings, giving up just one run, and striking out six, hitting 500 career k's along the way. On the Cardinals side, Ramona Reis drove in three runs, with a two-run homer and a double, while Jordan Walker added a solo shot, but their bullpen couldn't hold a four-to-three lead.

1:01Sionel Perez locked down the ninth for the win after some shaky relief work. Series roles on tonight with Nationals Rady Cade Caballi, facing Cardinals left the Matthew Libertor, both looking sharp early, could be another. Barnburner as the Nats keep the momentum rolling. From around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today.