Joey Meneses delivered a two-out single in the eighth inning to cap a comeback as the Washington Nationals ended a four-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Sunday afternoon.
Jeimer Candelario went 4-for-5 with a home run, Luis Garcia smacked a two-run home run and Lane Thomas doubled twice for the Nationals. Meneses and Stone Garrett both had two hits.
Mason Thompson was the winning pitcher with an inning of shutout relief before Kyle Finnegan worked the ninth for his third save. The Guardians lost for the third time in their last five games. In 13 of Cleveland's last 14 games, the final margin has been one or two runs.Patrick Corbin gave up four runs on five hits in six innings as Washington's starter. He struck out four without walking a batter.
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