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06/05 23:35 CDT Garca hits 1st grand slam for his 2nd HR of game in Nationals'
14-1 romp over Diamondbacks
Garca hits 1st grand slam for his 2nd HR of game in Nationals' 14-1 romp over
Diamondbacks
By JACK THOMPSON
Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) --- Luis Garca Jr. hit his first career grand slam for his second
homer of the game in the Washington Nationals' 14-1 romp over the Arizona
Diamondbacks on Friday night.
James Wood, Daylen Lile and C.J. Abrams also homered and Foster Griffin (7-2)
allowed just two hits over five innings for Washington.
The Nationals, who moved back to .500 at 32-32, immediately jumped on Merrill
Kelly (5-4). Wood walked to start the game and Garca followed with a home run
into the Nationals' bullpen down the right-field line.
Garca, who rarely faces a left-handed pitcher, stayed in against lefty
reliever Philip Abner with the bases loaded in the sixth. He hit his seventh
homer of the season to center field to make it 11-1.
The only damage Arizona did to Griffin came when backup catcher Aramis Garcia
homered in the third inning.
Kelly lasted five innings, giving up six hits and seven runs.
With the score 12-1 in the eighth, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo brought
in position player Adrian Del Castillo to pitch. He hit Dylan Crews with his
first pitch to force in a run, but retired the next two batters to end the
inning. He gave up a run in the ninth on four singles.
LuJames Groover was 0 for 4 in his MLB debut, batting fifth and playing first
base for the Diamondbacks. Groover, 24, selected from Reno on Friday, hit .322
with three homers for Arizona's Triple-A affiliate this season.
Ildemaro Vargas was not in the Arizona lineup Friday but entered in the eighth
inning at second base --- and was hit by a pitch in the leg but stayed in.
Vargas and the Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy collided in Thursday night's game
and both left that game.
Up next
Washington RHP Zack Littell (5-4, 5.01 ERA) was set to oppose Arizona LHP
Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1, 2.24) on Saturday.
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