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Luis García Jr. - Lifts early homer in win Garcia went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Giants.

Impact Garcia got the scoring started with a first-inning blast, and the Nationals never looked back. He's gone deep three times over his last five games, a span in which he's gone 5-for-18 (.278). For the season, he is hitting .262 with a .749 OPS, eight homers, 40 RBI, 25 runs scored and two stolen bases over 62 contests. He's halfway to matching his homer total from 139 games a year ago.