Joey Gallo started off 0 for 12 at the plate this season, but the slugger broke out in a big way Wednesday night in the nation’s capital, hitting his first home run of the year for his first hit, a 447-foot blast to right-center field which sparked a four-run rally in the home-half of the second.
Luis García, Jr. doubled to drive in a run, and CJ Abrams drove in two more after Nationals’ starter Trevor Williams gave up two in the top of the frame, and the home team held on to beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 in the second of three in D.