Soto homers twice, boosts average to .325, Nats beat Reds

— National League batting leader Juan Soto homered in consecutive innings, and the Washington Nationals pushed the Cincinnati Reds further from playoff contention with a 3-2 win Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
Sep 24, 2021, 03:52 am - AP
WSH
CIN
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001001100381
000000002260
P. Corbin
win

P. Corbin9-15

6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 4 BB
L. Castillo
loss

L. Castillo8-16

6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
K. Finnegan
save

K. Finnegan11

1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

WSHCIN
3rdBell singled to left, Thomas scored, Soto to second.10
6thSoto homered to left (368 feet).20
7thSoto homered to left (348 feet).30
9thSchrock tripled to deep right, Suárez scored.31
9thBarnhart grounded out to second, Schrock scored.32
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