{"id":11511,"date":"2026-07-20T12:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11511"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:24:34","slug":"abrams-crews-hit-back-to-back-homers-nationals-beat-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11511","title":{"rendered":"Abrams, Crews hit back-to-back homers Nationals beat Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/07\/19\/Nationals_Athletics_Baseball_46_63_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 C.J. Abrams and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to send the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Foster Griffin (11-2) allowed one run on eight hits and struck out two in seven innings. His 11th win moves him into a tie for second in the NL in the 30-year-old\u2019s first full season as an MLB starter after three years in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The Nats improved to 12-3-1 in series play on the road and won their 11th rubber game of the year. The A\u2019s have not won a series since taking two of three against Colorado in Las Vegas, June 12-14.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Mead started the scoring with an RBI groundout in the third, but Tyler Soderstrom\u2019s RBI single tied the game for the A\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Ford gave Washington the lead for good with a double in the fourth that drove in Crews.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams sent Elvis Alvarado\u2019s four-seamer 422 feet to straightaway center to extend the lead to three, and Crews tacked on a 362-foot solo shot two pitches later.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams set a career high with his 21st homer.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Clayton Beeter worked 1 1\/3 innings, allowing one run but striking out two for his eighth save.<\/p>\n<p>A\u2019s starter Jacob Lopez (4-4) allowed two hits and two runs in 4 1\/3 innings of work. He struck out six and walked two. Shea Langeliers and Alika Williams each had two hits.<\/p>\n<h3>Up next<\/h3>\n<p>The Nats continue their road trip with a three-game set against the Rockies. LHP Andrew Alvarez (2-3, 4.04 ERA) takes the hill against LHP Kyle Freeland (2-8, 7.36) in the series opener.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The A\u2019s begin a three-game series in Arizona on Monday, where LHP Jeffrey Springs (3-9, 6.08 ERA) faces LHP Mitch Bratt (0-0, 6.00).<\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 C.J. Abrams and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to send the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday. Foster Griffin (11-2) allowed one run on eight hits and struck out two in seven innings. 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