Extra-base hits come in bunches as slugging Nationals rout Twins
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WASHINGTON – The Nationals put extra pep in their run production in their 15-2 win over the Twins on Wednesday night at Nationals Park.
The Nats drove in 13 of those runs with extra-base-hit RBIs: a grand slam and a double by CJ Abrams (five RBIs), a double and a home run from Brady House (three RBIs), a homer from Drew Millas (two RBIs), a triple by Nasim Nuñez (one RBI) and a double and a home run from José Tena (two RBIs).
The Nationals entered the game ranked 27th in baseball with 49.7% of their RBIs (84-of-169) coming from extra-base hits.
They walloped a season-high four home runs as they scored a season-high run total.
While James Wood and Abrams lead the team in extra-base hits this season, Washington got a spark from a cast of contributors.
Millas entered the game with a .185 slugging percentage. He belted his first home run since June 21, 2024 -- the third of his career -- in the fifth inning off Bailey Ober.
In addition to his sixth-inning RBI double, Tena hit a solo homer in the eighth frame. He extended his extra-base-hit stretch to four consecutive games, tied for second-longest in the Major Leagues. Only Cody Bellinger has a longer streak (five games).