Nationals outlast Reds, 10-8

Published 12:11 am Tuesday, July 22, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Josh Bell homered and doubled, Daylen Lile hit a three-run triple and the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-8 on Monday night with their biggest offensive output since July 3.

They have won three of their last 13 games.

Lile cleared the bases in a four-run first and Bell hit a second-deck solo homer, his 12th, in a three-run third to lead 7-0.

The Nationals collected 15 hits, six for extra-bases including James Wood with two doubles. Brady House and Jacob Young had three hits each.

The Reds strung together four straight RBI singles in a five-run fourth inning, knocking out Nationals starter Jake Irvin. Andrew Chafin (1-0), the fourth of seven Nationals pitchers, got the win with a hitless six inning.

Reds starter Brady Singer (7-8) lasted just 2 1/3 innings, giving up seven runs on five hits and two walks. Six Reds relievers added six more walks and 10 hits.

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Noelvi Marte and Gavin Lux had two hits and two RBIs each for the Reds.

Key moment

The first five Nationals reached base in the opening inning before Lile hit his bases-clearing triple into the right-field corner.

Key stat

The Reds had not allowed more than four runs in each of their previous eight games (17 runs total) but a four-run first then a three-run third by Washington erased that streak.

Up next

Reds RHP Chase Burns (0-1, 6.19) will face Nationals RHP Brad Lord (2-5, 3.46) on Tuesday night.

Nationals 10, Reds 8

Cincinnati Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Friedl cf 4 0 1 0 Abrams ss 5 1 0 0
McLain 2b 5 1 1 0 Wood lf 4 2 2 1
De La Cruz ss 2 3 0 0 Bell dh 5 2 2 1
Hays lf 3 1 0 0 Lowe 1b 2 1 0 0
Lux dh 5 1 2 2 House 3b 4 2 3 1
Steer 1b 4 1 1 1 Lile rf 4 1 2 3
Benson rf 1 0 0 0 Call rf 0 0 0 0
Marte 3b 5 1 2 2 Rosario 2b 5 1 1 1
Fraley rf 2 0 2 1 Adams c 4 0 2 1
Joe ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Young cf 5 0 3 2
Trevino c 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 6 Totals 38 10 15 10

Cincinnati 000 510 002 = 8
Washington 403 102 00x = 10

DP–Cincinnati 0, Washington 1. LOB–Cincinnati 8, Washington 14. 2B–Fraley (7), Wood 2 (21), Bell (10), Adams (5), Rosario (8), House (6). 3B–Lile (2). HR–Bell (12). SB–De La Cruz (26), Wood (14), House (3). SF–House (2).

IP H R ER BB SO
Cincinnati
Singer L,7-8 2 1-3 5 7 7 2 1
Richardson 1 3 1 1 2 2
Barlow 1 1 0 0 0 2
Moll 1 1-3 1 1 1 1 2
Ashcraft 1-3 2 1 1 1 0
Rogers 1 1 0 0 1 0
Suter 1 2 0 0 1 1
Washington
Irvin 3 2-3 6 5 5 3 1
Thompson 1-3 0 1 1 2 0
Henry H,3 1 1 0 0 1 1
Chafin W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0
García 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ferrer 1 0 0 0 1 0
Finnegan 1 2 2 2 1 1

Richardson pitched to 4 batters in the 4th, Barlow pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

HBP–Singer (Lile). WP–Irvin, Finnegan.

Umpires–Home, Stu Scheuwater; First, Dan Merzel; Second, Jordan Baker; Third, James Jean.

T–3:07. A–15,558 (41,376).