García's Stellar Night
García Jr.'s Two-Homer Game Leads Nationals Past Orioles to Clinch Series
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In the 6-4 win, Garcia totaled three extra-base hits (a double and two homers) and added a solo homer in the seventh, underscoring his multi-hit impact in the game.
Garcia has been even more productive recently, posting a 1.804 OPS with six homers and a .435 average over his last seven games.
This season, he has 33 runs scored and 2 stolen bases, complementing 55 RBIs and 16 homers across 270 plate appearances.
Garcia is the longest-tenured Nationals player in the organization, having signed with the club as a 16-year-old in 2016.
Manager Blake Butera has emphasized a more selective approach for Garcia, saying he has a "knack for feeling like he can hit everything, because he kind of can," a mindset the team believes is paying off.
Luis García Jr. hit two home runs and drove in five runs to power the Washington Nationals to a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, clinching the series and pushing Washington above .500 for the first time in recent memory. WTOP reported that García went 3-for-5 with a double and two homers, finishing as the clear catalyst in a game that felt like a statement win for a team quietly building toward October.
The victory was Washington's fifth straight series win over Baltimore. It also sets up a road trip to Boston, where the Nationals will try to prove their surge is real. García's performance was historic — he is now the first National to hit double-digit homers in a single month since 2021, Yahoo Sports noted, joining just seven players in franchise history to reach that mark.
García Delivers a Two-Homer, Five-RBI Masterclass
Baltimore jumped out fast. Pete Alonso hit a two-run home run off Zack Littell in the first inning to make it 2-0. García answered in the third, ripping a two-run double to tie the game. A throwing error by Coby Mayo then allowed García to score, giving Washington a 3-2 lead it would not surrender, MLB.com reported.
García kept hitting. In the fifth inning, he crushed a two-run home run off Tyler Wells to push the lead to 5-2. He added a solo shot in the seventh off Albert Suárez to make it 6-2. Jackson Holliday hit a two-run homer for Baltimore in the seventh to close the gap to 6-4, but reliever PJ Poulin retired the final six batters to nail down the save, according to WTOP.
García Is on One of Baseball's Hottest Streaks Right Now
The numbers are almost hard to believe. Over his last seven games, García is hitting .435 with six home runs and a 1.804 OPS — a number that measures both getting on base and hitting for power. For context, an OPS above 1.000 is considered elite. García is running nearly double that, Yahoo Sports reported.
On the season, he is batting .279 with 16 home runs, 55 RBIs, and a .543 slugging percentage across 270 plate appearances. He has scored 33 runs and added 2 stolen bases. Sunday's game included a 114-mph blast hit on a 3-0 count — a sign of the discipline and confidence he now carries to the plate, according to El Dorado News.
A 16-Year-Old Signing Who Became the Franchise Cornerstone
García signed with Washington as a 16-year-old international free agent in 2016. He debuted in 2020 and survived the team's full rebuild after the 2019 World Series. He is now the longest-tenured player in the organization — the human thread connecting the championship era to the current resurgence, The Washington Post reported.
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