WASHINGTON — Rested and refreshed after a day off on Monday, Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson launched a pair of home runs into the night sky, and left-hander Jordan Montgomery kept the Washington Nationals hitters from inflicting any significant damage as the Cardinals matched their longest win streak of the season with their fourth consecutive win.
The Cardinals led from the second inning on in a 9-3 series-clinching win over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Tuesday night. The Cardinals can sweep the series with a win in Wednesday’s finale of the three-game set.
Carlson, who started in right field, went 2-for-4 with his first multi-homer game of the season and the third of his major-league career.