Abrams' sacrifice fly, Tena's pinch-hit HR in the 10th lift Nationals over White Sox 2-1

CHICAGO (AP) — CJ Abrams' sacrifice fly scored automatic runner Daylen Lile from third in the 10th inning, pinch-hitter José Tena followed with a solo homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday for their second straight extra-innings win.

After the teams played nine scoreless innings, Lile advanced to third on Jorbit Vivas' groundout and scored when left fielder Tanner Murray injured his shoulder making a diving catch on Abrams' sinking liner.

Tena followed with his first homer of the season off Chicago closer Seranthony Dominguez.

The White Sox closed within 2-1 in the bottom half of the 10th when Tristan Peters singled in automatic runner Derek Hill from second with one out. But, Paxton Schultz, called up from Triple-A before the game, struck out Chase Meidroth and Miguel Vargas to earn his first career save.

Richard Lovelady (2-1), Washington's second reliever, pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. Dominguez (1-3) allowed two runs (one earned) in the 10th on one hit for the loss.

Washington starter Foster Griffin allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings and lowered his ERA to 2.67. The left-hander struck out eight and walked two in his longest outing this season after pitching the previous three in Japan.

Chicago's Sean Burke pitched 7 1/3 innings of scoreless, three-hit ball in bulk relief, the longest outing of his career. He entered after opener Bryan Hudson pitched a 1-2-3 first.

Burke struck out four and walked none. He retired 15 straight after allowing a single to James Wood with two outs in the third.

Washington center fielder Jacob Young jumped high against the wall to grab Murray’s sharp drive leading off the bottom of the seventh.

Nationals: RHP Zack Littell (0-3, 7.56 ERA) faces Mets RHP Clay Holmes (2-2, 2.10 ERA) in New York on Tuesday.

White Sox: LHP Anthony Kay (1-1, 5.57 ERA) pitches the opener against the visiting Angels on Monday. Los Angeles has not announced a starter.

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Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Bryan Hudson throws against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game at Rate Field in Chicago, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami, of Japan, reacts after striking out swinging during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Rate Field in Chicago, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth puts on his helmet after an injury during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Rate Field in Chicago, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Foster Griffin throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Washington Nationals' José Tena hits a solo home run during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian assets of German retailer Metro AG placed under temporary administration. The step comes against a background of tension between Germany and Russia over the war in Ukraine.

The order, posted Monday on the government website, did not state a reason. The step follows similar steps against the Russia businesses of global food company Nestle and French retailer Auchan under a 2023 decree aimed at businesses associated with “unfriendly countries.”

Temporary administration has led to local owners taking over the Russia businesses of French dairy concern Danone and Danish brewer Carlsberg at knockdown prices.

Metro said in a statement that although Metro Russia formally belonged to it, it had no further operational control over the business. The Kremlin order placed the assets under the administration of UK Torg Rus, described in the Metro news release as “a company of Metro Russia CEO Johannes Tholey.”

Metro said it had been reducing its connections to the Russia business since the 2022 Russian invasion. It said that “further consequences of the decree on Metro AG are currently being analyzed.” Metro has 9,000 employees in Russia.

Germany has concluded that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at the Leipzig airport and closed a Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural center in Berlin. Russia in response closed the German consulate in St. Petersburg. Moscow denied the allegations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met his German counterpart Johann Wadephul on Saturday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly but was dismissive afterward, saying that Wadephul "simply reiterated his official public position condemning Russia... you can judge for yourself whether that counts as dialogue or not.”

“The Russians are raising the pressure on Germany in their hybrid war,” said Stefan Meister, a Russia expert at the German Council on Foreign Relations. “It's being made clear that the Germans could lose even more companies and assets in Russia, in order to raise pressure on the German government from the German business community."

Meister said that Russia sees Germany “as a key adversary since it is Ukraine's most important single supporter.”

Some major Western businesses ceased operating in Russia and wrote off their businesses after 2022. Since then the Kremlin has imposed burdensome conditions for disposing of local affiliates, demanding they be sold at a steep discount and subject to exit taxes and government approval. Other companies have scaled back their operations, while others continue to do business as usual.

FILE - The logo of Metro Cash&Carry is photographed in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday March 30, 2016. (Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa via AP, file)