Rosario powers the Nationals to an 11-6 win over the Reds

By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:26 PM CDT Saturday, May. 3, 2025

CINCINNATI (AP) — Amed Rosario homered and drove in four runs to propel the Washington Nationals to an 11-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Amed Rosario homered and drove in four runs to propel the Washington Nationals to an 11-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Amed Rosario homered and drove in four runs to propel the Washington Nationals to an 11-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.

Rosario, who hit a two-out RBI double in the fourth inning off Reds starter Nick Lodolo (3-3) to tie it at 3, connected on a three-run shot for his second homer this season to put the Nationals up 6-3 in the sixth.

James Wood followed with his fourth hit, stole second and scored on Nathaniel Lowe’s single, which ended Lodolo’s outing. Jacob Young added a sacrifice fly to make it 8-3, and Riley Adams had a two-run single in the eighth off Brent Suter.

Washington Nationals' Amed Rosario hits a three-run home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Alex Call’s RBI single and a sacrifice fly by Luis García Jr. put the Nationals up 2-0 in the first.

Spencer Steer’s two-run double off Trevor Williams tied it after one.

Tyler Callihan — who went 0 for 3 in his debut on Wednesday — had an RBI single in the second to put Cincinnati up 3-2.

Williams (2-3) allowed nine hits in 5 1/3 innings, leaving with a 7-4 lead after Jake Fraley hit a solo homer. Andrew Chafin came in to get the final two outs of the sixth before Jose A. Ferrer, Jackson Rutledge and Eduardo Salazar closed it out.

Lodolo gave up seven runs — six earned — and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings.

The start was delayed by rain for 20 minutes.

Key moment

Williams gave up the go-ahead run in the second but escaped further damage when he came back from a 3-0 count to strike out Elly De La Cruz with two runners aboard.

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