CINCINNATI (AP) — Luis García Jr. homered during Washington’s three-run seventh inning, and the Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Sunday.

García gave Washington a 2-1 lead with his one-out solo drive off Graham Ashcraft (2-3). CJ Abrams tacked on a two-run double against Taylor Rogers.

Jorge López (4-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win, and Kyle Finnegan handled the ninth for his 11th save.

Washington took two of three in the weekend series at Cincinnati.

Nationals left-hander MacKenzie Gore struck out nine in five innings. He allowed four hits and walked four.

The Reds wasted a sharp performance by Nick Martinez, who struck out six while working six innings of one-run ball.

García put Washington in front with a sacrifice fly in the second. But Tyler Stephenson hit a leadoff drive in the bottom half for Cincinnati.

It was Stephenson’s first homer in his third game since he missed the start of the season with a left oblique strain.

Key moment

With two outs, a runner aboard and rain falling in the fifth, Elly De La Cruz hit a shot down the left-field line for Cincinnati that was initially ruled a home run before the umpires gathered and changed the call to a foul ball.

Key stat

Gore leads the majors with 68 strikeouts in just 46 innings.

Up next

The Nationals begin a six-game homestand on Monday night against the Cleveland Guardians.

The Reds open a seven-game trip on Monday with the first of four against the Braves. Brady Singer (4-1, 3.24 ERA) starts for the Reds against AJ Smith-Shawver (1-2, 4.26 ERA).

Nationals 4, Reds 1

Washington						Cincinnati
	ab	r	h	bi			ab	r	h	bi
Abrams ss	5	0	1	2		McLain 2b	3	0	1	0
Rosario 3b	5	0	0	0		Espinal rf	4	0	1	0
Tena 3b	0	0	0	0		De La Cruz ss	3	0	0	0
Wood dh	4	0	1	0		Marte 3b	4	0	1	0
Lowe 1b	3	1	1	0		Steer 1b	4	0	1	0
Ruiz c	4	0	2	0		Stephenson dh	3	1	1	1
García 2b	3	1	1	2		Lux lf	4	0	0	0
Call lf	3	1	2	0		Trevino c	4	0	0	0
Crews rf	4	0	1	0		Dunn cf	2	0	0	0
Young cf	4	1	0	0
Totals	35	4	9	4		Totals	31	1	5	1

Washington	010	000	300	=	4
Cincinnati	010	000	000	=	1

E_Espinal (1). LOB_Washington 7, Cincinnati 7. 2B–Lowe (7), Wood (9), Abrams (5). HR–García (3), Stephenson (1). SB–McLain (6), Crews (9), Young (4). SF–García (4).

	IP		H	R	ER	BB	SO

Washington
Gore	5		4	1	1	4	9
López W,4-0	2		0	0	0	0	2
Ferrer H,9	1		1	0	0	0	0
Finnegan S,11-13	1		0	0	0	0	2

Cincinnati
Martinez	6		4	1	1	0	6
Ashcraft L,2-3		2-3	3	3	3	0	0
Rogers		1-3	1	0	0	0	0
Barlow	1		1	0	0	1	1
Zulueta	1		0	0	0	0	1

HBP–Barlow (Lowe).

Umpires–Home, James Hoye; First, D.J. Reyburn; Second, John Libka; Third, Sean Barber.

T–2:41. A–23,494 (43,891).