Nationals score five in fourth to beat Mariners 10-1

Washington scored five runs in the fourth inning and received seven shutout innings from a reliever to defeat Seattle 10-1 on Sunday. Miles Mikolas pitched seven shutout innings in relief of an opener. He retired 20 of 23 batters faced, allowed three singles, and struck out three to earn his first win since May 6.

Fourth-inning outburst With the score tied 1-1, the Nationals opened the fourth with five consecutive hits against Emerson Hancock. Keibert Ruiz delivered the go-ahead single, Daylen Lile added an RBI double, and Nasim Nuñez drove in two runs. Nuñez advanced to third on an errant pickoff throw and scored on a ground ball to make the score 6-1.

Hancock allowed six runs in four innings and struck out two. It was the first time the right-hander failed to complete five innings in 14 starts this season.

Early scoring and injuries Seattle took a 1-0 lead in the first when Cole Young singled, advanced on Josh Naylor’s double, and scored after a misplay in center field. James Wood led off the bottom of the first with a home run to right field. Naylor fouled a ball off his right shin in the sixth and left the game.

X-rays were negative. Seattle closer Andrés Muñoz faced two batters in the eighth before exiting with lower-back tightness and is listed as day to day. Seattle has lost four of five games and finished its road trip 4-6.