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Bucs pile on, cruise past Nats to take series

The two clubs went back and forth in the early innings. Josh Bell, batting cleanup for the first time in his career, launched a two-run homer to right off Roark in the first inning. Daniel Murphy homered off starter Tyler Glasnow in the second, cutting the Bucs' lead in half. Roark walked in a run and allowed another on a fielder's choice in the third, but the Nats took advantage of Glasnow's mistakes to even the score in the fourth.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Patience and power: Jaso worked a walk with the bases loaded in the third inning to bring home a run.