In a dramatic series of games, Luis García Jr. and Eddie Rosario played pivotal roles in leading the Washington Nationals to victories over the Toronto Blue Jays. García Jr. delivered a crucial three-run homer in the seventh inning of one game, turning a 4-3 deficit into a lead, and eventually helping the Nationals secure a 9-3 win. In another game, after the Nationals fell behind early, García Jr. contributed significantly, including a two-run single that helped tie the game. Rosario then hit a decisive two-run homer to right in the seventh inning to secure an 11-8 victory for the Nationals. These performances were instrumental in the Nationals reaching a .500 win-loss record again. CJ Abrams described García Jr.'s play as 'electric,' noting his courage in big situations. García Jr.'s batting average improved to .330 with an OPS of .880.
Eddie Rosario hits two-run homer in seventh to help Nationals outlast Blue Jays https://t.co/wo5Ac8doPq https://t.co/cSEV1BLXLc
Eddie Rosario hits 2-run HR in 7th to help Nationals outlast Blue Jays 11-8 https://t.co/2RiULkLFMy
Eddie Rosario's two-run homer in the seventh inning broke an 8-8 tie and the Washington Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-8 on Sunday. https://t.co/qwvoY8kAMr
Luis García Jr. is the 2nd youngest player in franchise history with 4+ hits, 4+ RBI, 1+ HR, and 1+ SB in a single game. #NATITUDE https://t.co/STMtv1KmMd
Final: Nats 11, Blue Jays 8. Down 6-1 early, they stormed back behind Luis García Jr., Jesse Winker, Eddie Rosario and 6 relievers to win the series and reach the .500 mark once again.
Eddie Rosario puts the Nationals back in front with a two-run blast! https://t.co/Ba7x6kfcLm
Nats go back in front on an Eddie Rosario blast! https://t.co/HOkQVbp9qh
Eddie Rosario puts the @Nationals back on top! 💥 https://t.co/GcJRBRNpmo
Another hanging splitter from Erik Swanson, another home run. Two-run shot by Eddie Rosario makes it 10-8 #Nationals bot7. #Bluejays bullpen has killed them this weekend, though Manoah certainly didn't help things today.
And then who else but Eddie Rosario would hit the go-ahead, 2-run homer to right to give the Nats a 10-8 in the 7th? #SweetFancyMoses
That's a 4-hit, 4-RBI day for Luis García Jr. And it's still only the 6th inning. Nats tied this game up again, 8-8.
Luis García Jr. won't let up. 2-run single up the middle trims the deficit to 6-4 in the 4th and raises his AVG to .330, his OPS to .880.
Luis García Jr. with his second homer of the series, third of the season. He's now batting .323 with an .869 OPS. Nats down 6-2 in the 3rd.
With a big blast off the bench tonight, Luis García Jr. gave the Nats the jolt they sorely needed. CJ Abrams: "That was electric. Luis, big situation. He had the cojones to get it done, and he did it." https://t.co/5jqGKeWnnu
Luis Garcia Jr. hits pinch, three-run shot in seventh to help the Nationals beat the Blue Jays 9-3 https://t.co/cdPD2z9bi8 https://t.co/KqbZOc7But
Luis Garcia Jr. hits pinch, 3-run homer in 7th to help Nationals beat Blue Jays 9-3 https://t.co/5tKbr9VVmg
Luis Garcia Jr. hits pinch, 3-run shot in 7th to help the Nationals beat the Blue Jays 9-3 https://t.co/pyoMrVTCFM
Awesome sequence here for the #Nats. Davey pinch-hits Luis Garcia and he crushes a lead-taking 3-run HR immediately. Then, the red lights looked SICK as he stomped on home. https://t.co/fB7seGHIWg
Three-run home run, Nats, and in one swing this is a completely new ball game. 4-3, Washington. #BlueJays
Davey sends up Luis García Jr. to pinch-hit for Trey Lipscomb with 2 on in the 7th, and he promptly hits a 3-run homer to give the Nats a 4-3 lead.