Curtis Mead continues his breakout 2026 season in Washington with another HR, his 9th of the year. His Hard-Hit% is up 10%, he’s chasing less, and his Barrel% is 10.3%, more than double what it was last season. He has a 141 wRC+ in 172 PA. pic.twitter.com/IJoL6HTvzz

PHOENIX (AP) — Luis García Jr. hit his first career grand slam for his second homer of the game in the Washington Nationals' 14-1 romp over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. James Wood, Daylen Lile and C.

The Diamondbacks look to bounce back from an ugly loss as their series against the Washington Nationals continues on Saturday, June 6.

The Nationals had a quick turnaround from a Friday evening matchup to a Saturday afternoon matinee at Chase Field. Their bats didn’t cool off overnight. In fact, they claimed a two-run lead just two batters into the game.

Curtis Mead launched a two-run homer in the first inning, Dylan Crews also went deep and the Washington Nationals held the Arizona Diamondbacks to two hits in a 6-1 victory.

Adrian Del Castillo pitched, Ildemaro Vargas got hit by a pitch one day after colliding with Max Muncy and the Nationals hit five home runs in a dud for the Diamondbacks.

Curtis Mead and Dylan Crews homered, Zack Littell won his fifth straight start, and the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday in ​Phoenix.

The Washington Nationals exploded on offense, and it was a career-first from Luis Garcia Jr. that put the exclamation mark on this game.