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Lile homers as Nationals beat Rockies 7-1 to split series
Livemint··28 Aug
Daylen Lile homered and drove in two runs as the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 on Thursday, splitting their four-game series. It was his 18th home run of the season, part of an 8-for-15 series with three homers. Keibert Ruiz also homered for Washington. Colorado fell to an NL-worst 52-82, clinching its eighth straight losing season.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Nationals fans following the club's rebuild get a rare bright spot after the team had dropped 12 of its previous 15 games.
- Lile's hot series, 8-for-15 with three homers, positions him as a player worth tracking through the rest of the Nationals' season.
- Rockies fans face a second straight campaign with no postseason hope, as the team clinched its eighth consecutive losing season.
What's Happening
- Lile led off the fifth inning with his 18th home run of the season, part of a three-hit day with two RBIs.
- Keibert Ruiz added a two-run homer in the eighth, capping the Nationals' scoring in the 7-1 win.
- Reliever Tom Cosgrove picked up his first win since his major league debut on April 29, 2023, a span of 89 appearances.
A Season of Streaks
- The Rockies fell to 52-82 on the season, an NL-worst record that confirmed an eighth consecutive losing year for the club.
- Washington had lost 12 of its previous 15 games before Thursday's win evened the four-game series against Colorado.
- Starting pitcher Jake Irvin walked a career-high six batters while striking out six over 4 1/3 innings.
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