CHICAGO -- The Nationals kept on rolling Monday night, scoring in six innings, including a six-run ninth, to pummel the White Sox, 12-1, at Guranteed Rate Field. Washington has now won 12 out of 16 games thanks to a red-hot offense, another dominant starting-pitching performance (six-plus innings of one-run ball from Anibal Sanchez) and just enough from its bullpen to hold it all together.

Here’s a few takeaways from Monday’s win:

Turner starting to heat up

In recent days, Nationals manager Dave Martinez pointed out that he had started to see Trea Turner’s power stroke start to return. It was Turner who mashed the hardest-hit and longest home run when the Nationals erupted for four consecutive homers on Sunday in San Diego, an encouraging sign for a player who had missed more than a month with a broken right index finger.

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And Turner continued that power surge Monday night, setting the tone for the Nationals offensive outburst. He collected three hits -- a triple to start the third inning, a homer in the fifth and an RBI double to cap an 11-pitch at-bat in the seventh inning -- and just missing a bid for his second career cycle, as he struck out looking and popped out to second base in his final two at-bats.

“After missing seven weeks and not playing game speed, it takes a little bit to catch up,” Martinez said. “I think now you’re starting to see Trea play the way he’s capable of playing.”

While Turner has insisted his injury did not hinder his ability to drive the ball, there’s no doubt he has seen an uptick in power recently. In his first 15 games following the injury, Turner was 17-for-71 at the plate (.254) without a home run, four doubles and a triple. In the eight games since, he has gone 11-for-34 (.324) with three homers, six doubles and a triple. He has a double in four straight games, as well, and has seen his batting average rise from .255 to .284 in that span.

“I just feel like I'm in a little bit more consistent spot right now,” Turner said. “Giving myself a chance to hit multiple pitches in the zone. I feel like I’m not chasing and just kind of commanding the zone for the most part. For me, that's the difference in good hitters and bad hitters. If you can stay in the zone and make them throw you pitches, you'll be able to drive the ball a little bit better.”

Adam Eaton also had three hits for the Nationals, while Kurt Suzuki capped a five-RBI game with a grand slam in Washington's six-run ninth inning.

The Nationals' big ninth inning meant Turner got a second chance to complete the cycle. It looked like his night at the plate was over after striking out looking to end the top of the eighth, but Turner got another shot in the final frame, only to popout to the second baseman and end the Nationals' night at the plate.

Rosenthal returns to the mound

It had been more than a month since Trevor Rosenthal pitched in a big league game, after a five-week process of rebuilding his mechanics in the Minors and working to regain the confidence from a disastrous start to the season. So his scoreless ninth inning on Monday night can be seen as an encouraging building block.

No, Rosenthal was not perfect. He walked the leadoff man, Jose Rondon, on four pitches. He threw just one of his seven fastballs for a strike. He needed the help of a diving play by Turner to start a double play to escape the inning unscatched. Still, Monday night was the first scoreless appearance of the season for Rosenthal during which he recorded at least one out.

“I’ve been looking forward to getting back out there,” Rosenthal said. “Hopefully this is a stepping stone to keep building on for the rest of the season. Hopefully I can just continue to help this team win.”

Martinez had been looking for a way to get Rosenthal into a game after he was activated from the injured list on Saturday, not wanting him to sit for too long and lose the positive steps he took during his rehab assignment. And he saw a few positives from his outing in this game.

Rosenthal was able to spot his slider in the strike zone consistently, as five of the six went for strikes, and he was able to regroup after the leadoff walk that threatened to derail his outing.

“I really believe that having an outing like this, and knowing that he can throw his slider, he threw his fastball for a strike at 97, it will definitely help him,” Martinez said. “And the more he gets out there, and the more comfortable he gets, and he’s done it … this guy has been an unbelievable closer for a lot of years, and we just got to keep him on track.”

Adams suffers left oblique strain

Matt Adams left the game following his at-bat in the sixth inning after he strained his left oblique during a checked swing. Adams finished the at-bat and popped out to short, but he did not take the field for the bottom of the inning.

The Nationals will re-evaluate Adams on Tuesday, and while Martinez did not commit to a stint on the injured list, he admitted he was “a little concerned.”

“Whenever it’s an oblique, that’s going to be days missed,” Martinez said.