Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles

Lowe and Wood hit HRs before Tena scores in 9th to lead Nationals past Orioles 4-3

After reaching on a walk from Félix Bautista (0-1) and taking second on a groundout, Tena was off and running when Nuñez hit a grounder to first baseman Ryan Mountcastle. Nuñez beat the throw to Bautista by a step before Tena came home.

Jorge López (6-0) worked the eighth and Kyle Finnegan got three outs to earn his 14th save.

Baltimore stranded 15 runners on base and went 4 for 15 with runners in scoring position.

Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore compiled some unusual numbers over 3 2/3 innings. The left-hander threw 102 pitches and struck out nine but yielded 10 hits, two walks and two runs.

Both center fielders made sensational catches early in the game. Baltimore's Cedric Mullins raced to the warning track before reaching out to his side to snag a drive by Nuñez in the third inning, and Jacob Young leaped at the wall to rob Mountcastle of a homer in the fourth.

Key moment Bryan Baker got the Orioles out of a jam in the seventh by striking out pinch-hitter Luis Garcia Jr. and Nuñez with two men on. Then Wood tied it in the eighth with his 12th homer of the season.

Key stat The Orioles got 14 hits, ending a 33-game run in which they had 11 or fewer. The team record is 35 straight, set in 1988 by the team that started 0-21.

Up next The series continues Saturday with Nationals RHP Jake Irvin (2-1, 4.00 ERA) facing 37-year-old RHP Kyle Gibson (0-2, 13.11), who's yielded seven homers in his three starts this season.

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