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Wood’s home run was his 12th of the year. He hit a solo shot off Brady Singer in the third inning. Wood displayed his impressive strength by taking a low slider and depositing it into the left field seats. He’s hitting .244 with 36 runs, 29 RBI and seven stolen bases.

Lile’s two home runs give him five on the year. He hit a solo shot off Brady Singer in the fourth inning and a two-run shot off Luis Mey in the fifth inning. Lile hadn’t hit a home run since April 22 entering play Tuesday. He’s hitting .264 with 26 runs, 19 RBI and two stolen bases.

Mikolas gave up three hits, walked two and struck out two. The 37-year-old right-hander tossed three scoreless innings before getting into trouble in the fourth inning. Mikolas allowed two hits and a walk before an RBI groundout. Then he walked the next batter before he was pulled from the ballgame. One more run scored on a Brady House fielding error, but Mikolas was off the hook. He has a 7.00 ERA on the season. Mikolas is lined up to face the Orioles at home on Sunday.

Beeter is in line to return next week if all goes well. He’ll likely resume challenging Gus Varland for saves, so Varland could definitely use a good week after allowing three runs in the eighth inning and taking a loss Sunday against the Marlins.

García led off the fourth inning with a triple off of Sandy Alcantara and scored the Nationals’ first run on a ground out off the bat of Brady House. He then smacked a run-scoring double the following frame that knotted things up at 2-2. That would wind up being the extent of the Nationals’ offense. With his two-hit attack, the 25-year-old infielder is now slashing .256/.279/.376 with one homer and 19 RBI in 122 plate appearances on the season.

The right-hander punched out four batters on the afternoon while issuing just one base on balls. All of the damage done against him came in the third inning as Liam Hicks delivered an RBI single and Otto Lopez drove in a run on a fielder’s choice that Nasim Nunez booted. Cavalli got 12 whiffs on 95 pitches on the afternoon, registering a CSW of 26 percent. He’ll carry a 4.02 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and a 44/18 K/BB ratio (40 1/3 innings) into Saturday’s matchup against the Orioles.

The 27-year-old hurler had been designated for assignment by the Nationals on Tuesday. The former first-round pick has really struggled in his limited big league action, posting a 6.29 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and an 88/34 K/BB ratio over 103 innings in 71 appearances spanning four seasons. We’ll see if the Phillies are finally able to unlock his true potential.

Wood opened the scoring with a leadoff home run off Jansen Junk in the first inning, a 109.6 mph blast at 442 feet. He then drew a walk in the second, was hit by a pitch in the seventh, and doubled and scored a run in the ninth. The 23-year-old outfielder is hitting .243/.395/.526 with 11 homers, 35 runs scored, 28 RBI, and seven steals across 190 plate appearances.

Richard Lovelady had opened the game with two scoreless frames, striking out three. Littell took over in the third and surrendered a two-run homer to Kyle Stowers in the fourth inning. Miami would bring one more unearned run in to score in the sixth before Littell’s day was done. The 30-year-old right-hander holds an uninspiring 6.94 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, and a 17/13 K/BB ratio across 36 1/3 innings. His next outing is scheduled to come on Friday at home against the Orioles.

Richard Lovelady will serve as Washington’s opener to face the top of Miami’s lineup before handing things over to Littell for a bulk relief outing. The 30-year-old righty has worked behind an opener in back-to-back starts. It worked last time as he allowed one run over 3 2/3 innings to pick up a win against the Brewers this past weekend.