Nationals beat Guardians 10-2 with six home runs

The Washington Nationals unleashed a powerful offensive display, hitting six home runs in a 10-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night at Progressive Field. The win marked the Nationals' third consecutive victory.

Curtis Mead led the charge with his first career multi-homer game, while Luis García Jr. finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. James Wood, Jacob Young, and CJ Abrams also homered for Washington, which matched its season-high home run total set on May 12 against Cincinnati.

The Nationals established control early, scoring seven runs in the first three innings. Wood hit a 412-foot leadoff homer on the game's sixth pitch, and Mead followed with a two-run shot two batters later for a 3-0 lead before the first out was recorded. Young led off the second inning with a solo home run, and García added a two-run line-drive homer to extend the lead to 6-0. Abrams started the third inning with a solo shot.

Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee struggled, allowing eight hits and seven runs, including five home runs, over three innings. The Nationals' offensive outburst was a stark contrast to their recent production, as they had averaged just 2.3 runs over their...