The Washington Nationals have seen a surge in home runs, with Jesse Winker and Eddie Rosario leading the charge. Winker hit a tiebreaker and a go-ahead homer, while Rosario contributed significantly to the team's offensive output. The Nationals broke their offensive slump with rare homers and improved performance with runners in scoring position. The team ended their losing streak by beating the struggling Minnesota Twins.
Garcia, Winker go deep as Nationals end slide, beat struggling Twins https://t.co/1Sc8ZYx8PO
The Nats broke out of their offensive slumber tonight, and all it took was a couple of rare homers, as many hits with runners in scoring position as they had totaled in their previous five games and one wild trip around the bases by Eddie Rosario. https://t.co/nFEH5l9M3m
Jesse Winker just smashed a solo HR to left-center. He’s gone deep in back-to-back games. Winker has hits in three straight. Snapping out of a 2-for-27 slump. https://t.co/9Gh1hUMMmw
Jesse Winker has homered in back-to-back games! https://t.co/JOm2JVlo9b
Jesse Winker just smashed a solo HR to left-center. He’s gone see in back-to-back games. Winker has hits in three straight. Snapping out of a 2-for-27 slump.
For the second straight day, the Nationals have hit 2 homers. And for the second straight day, Jesse Winker has hit one of them. Nats up 3-1 on a blast to left-center.
Luis García Jr. destroyed a 1-0 sweeper from Pablo López and hit it off the facade above the RF bullpen for a 2-run homer. Nats up 2-1.
Jesse Winker just hit the Nationals 7th HR in two weeks. He has both of the non-Rosario long balls. https://t.co/f85dKjUbTz
Jesse Winker tiebreaker! https://t.co/doKbAjrTsg
Have yourself an afternoon, Jesse Winker: Two crazy catches in left field, now a go-ahead homer in the 5th. Nats up 3-2.
This is wild: The Nationals have hit only 6 homers the last 2 weeks. 5 of them have been hit by Eddie Rosario.
Doesn't matter, because Eddie Rosario just hit a 2-run homer to right. It's the Nationals' first homer since last Sunday, one that was hit by ... Eddie Rosario. It's 2-2.