CJ Abrams’ two-run single capped a four-run ninth inning and the Washington Nationals rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Wednesday.

A day after getting back from a 5-2 deficit with a four-run eighth to beat the Rockies within the second sport of the three-game sequence, Lane Thomas and Jeimer Candelario opened the ninth with walks in opposition to Daniel Bard (4-2) within the finale. Joey Meneses, whose three-run homer was the distinction in Tuesday evening’s win, singled to load the bases.

Keibert Ruiz was out on an infield fly, however Bard hit Dominic Smith with a pitch to stroll in a run and make it 4-2. Stone Garrett was out on a sluggish curler earlier than Candelario scored Washington’s third run. Luis Garcia was deliberately walked and Ildemaro Vargas drew a four-pitch stroll to tie the sport.

Matt Koch got here on to face Abrams, who grounded a single between first and second to attain pinch-runner Michael Chavis for the successful run.

Andres Machado (1-0) pitched one inning for the win.

Ryan McMahon, Elehuris Montero and Michael Toglia additionally homered for Colorado.

Rockies starter Peter Lambert allowed an unearned run on three hits, all singles. In two begins since being recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on July 21, Lambert is 2-0 and has allowed one run in 11 innings.

Nationals starter Jake Irvin went six innings and allowed 4 runs on six hits, three of them house runs. He struck out seven and walked two.

Harold Castro doubled with one out within the second and Montero, recalled from Albuquerque on Tuesday, lined a homer to left to make it 2-0.

McMahon’s sixteenth homer of the season, a shot into the second deck in right-center, elevated the result in 3-0 within the third.

Washington picked up a run within the third when Abrams walked and later scored on Candelario’s groundout.

Toglia’s solo homer into the Rockies’ bullpen made it 4-1 within the sixth.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Rockies: 1B CJ Cron (again muscle spasms) missed his fifth sport and stays each day.

ROSTER MOVES

Nationals: Selected RHP Andres Machado from Triple-A Rochester and optioned RHP Amos Willingham to Triple-A Rochester. To make room for Machado on the 40-man roster, OF Victor Robles (lumbar backbone again spasms) was transferred to the 60-day injured checklist.

UP NEXT

Rockies: Starter TBD for the opener of a three-game sequence in opposition to the visiting Athletics on Friday.

Nationals: RHP Josiah Gray (7-8, 3.45) pitches the opener of a four-game sequence on the Mets on Thursday. Gray tossed six scoreless innings and struck out 9 in a win in opposition to New York on April 25.

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