CJ Abrams homers, drives in three runs as the Nationals beat the Diamondbacks 5-3

By: The Associated Press Posted: 5:55 PM CDT Saturday, Jul. 25, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a solo home run and drove in three for the Washington Nationals in a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a solo home run and drove in three for the Washington Nationals in a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a solo home run and drove in three for the Washington Nationals in a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon.

Abrams was a part of a four-run third inning when he hit an RBI double. Daylen Lile hit a triple to score two more runs. Abrams added his solo shot in the fifth, going 390 feet to right-center field for his 25th home run of the year. He added a single in the seventh for his third hit of the game to finish one short of the cycle.

Starting pitcher Foster Griffin (12-2) threw 108 pitches over 6 2/3 innings. He gave up six hits and finished with three earned runs, walking one and striking out two.

Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams fields a ground ball ht by Arizona Diamondbacks' Ryan Waldschmidt for a single during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Clayton Beeter picked up his ninth save, throwing six strikes in the final inning.

Gabriel Moreno got the Diamondbacks on the board in the third inning with a two-run single. James McCann added an RBI single for Arizona’s third run.

Mitch Bratt (0-1) pitched five innings for Arizona. He gave up seven hits and walked five while striking out three.

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LHP Kohl Drake (0-0, 1.80 ERA) will pitch for the Diamondbacks on Sunday in his first start since being recalled from Triple-A Reno on July 21. RHP Miles Mikolas (3-7, 5.60) will start for the Nationals.