CINCINNATI (AP) — Joan Adon retired his first 17 batters and the Washington Nationals beat the sloppy Reds 7-3, handing them their fifth consecutive defeat.
Lane Thomas knocked in two runs and scored twice to help the last-place Nationals match a season best with their third straight win.
The 24-year-old Adon, in his second stint with Washington this season and making his first major league start since July 7, 2022, was working on a perfect game with two outs in the sixth inning when No. 9 batter Luke Maile lined a clean single to right field.
Elly De La Cruz followed with an infield single and TJ Friedl hit a three-run homer to make it 6-3.