Starting pitcher Tanner Roark looks to have regained some of his old form and Bryce Harper started and had two hits as the Washington Nationals beat the last-place Cincinnati Reds 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park.
The Nationals took three of four games in the series with the Reds, giving Washington back-to-back series wins for the first time since May 30, when the club swept the Marlins and Orioles. The Nationals won both games against the Mets on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The third-place Nationals (57-54) entered Sunday six games back of the first-place Phillies and 4.