The Washington Nationals avoided the three game sweep by the Houston Astros with a 8-3 victory on Thursday night. The Nationals used three runs in the eighth inning and then another run in the ninth inning to put the game out of reach for the Astros.
The Nationals got home runs from Willie Harris and Rob Mackowiak in the game. Austin Kearns and Mackowiak both finished with two rbi in the game. Nick Johnson and Harris both had one rbi in the game.
John Lannan pitched six innings to pick up his third win of the season. Lannan is now 3-3 on the season.
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