James Wood hits 12th homer and Nationals go deep season-high 6 times in 10-4 win over Reds

CINCINNATI (AP) — James Wood hit his 12th home run of the season, and Luis Garcia Jr. and Daylen Lile each went deep twice as part of a six-homer night by the Washington Nationals in a 10-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.

Brady House also homered for the Nationals, who improved to 14-9 on the road. That's the second-most road wins in the majors behind Atlanta's 16.

Lile and García became the sixth pair of Nationals players to homer twice in the same game. The last were Brian Dozier and Juan Soto on Aug. 18, 2019.

Washington has 50 homers this season and surpassed its previous high of four in a game, set on May 6 in a win over Minnesota.

Reds starter Brady Singer was struck on the right foot by a line drive off the bat of Lile in the second inning but remained in the game after being assessed by training staff. He later had an X-ray that came back clean, the team said.

In the third, Singer (2-3) allowed consecutive homers to Wood and Garcia to make the score 2-0. Lile's first longball made it 3-0 in the fourth.

Garcia led off the fifth with a homer off Sam Moll. Later in the inning, Lile's three-run shot pushed the Nationals' lead to 7-2.

House's sixth homer was a two-run shot off Tony Santillan in the eighth.

Brad Lord (2-0) worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Washington starter Miles Mikolas, who allowed two runs, one earned, in 3 1/3 innings.

JJ Bleday hit a two-run double in the ninth for Cincinnati, which went 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position.

Nationals RHP Jake Irvin (1-4, 5.22 ERA) will face Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (0-1, 6.75) on Wednesday night.

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Washington Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Washington Nationals' James Wood rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Cincinnati Reds' second baseman Matt McLain grounds into a fielder's choice that scores teammate Elly de la Cruz during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Washington Nationals' Nasim Nuñez hits a single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds', Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Washington Nationals' Daylen Lile rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — The Montreal Victoire are heading to their first Walter Cup final as they defeated the two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost 2-1 at Place Bell on Tuesday night in the fifth and deciding game of their Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal.

Marie-Philip Poulin scored the winning goal at 3:06 of the third period on the power play. The win sets up a best-of-five final against the Ottawa Charge, ensuring that the league will crown its first Canadian champion. It was Poulin’s second winning goal of the tight series.

The game, which was originally scheduled for Monday night, was postponed because of player safety concerns related to an illness.

It is the first time the Frost lost a game facing elimination, moving to 6-1. They have been in all of the league’s deciding fifth games.

Erin Ambrose made a cross-ice pass to Poulin, who beat Maddie Rooney on a sharp angle near the goal line.

Minnesota pushed hard after the goal, getting several chances in the Montreal end, but Ann-Renee Desbiens was solid in the Victoire net. Rooney made some big saves of her own, keeping the game at 2-1.

Samantha Cogan scored for the Frost, while Rooney made 15 saves.

Catherine Dubois also scored for the Victoire, while Desbiens made 25 saves, including eight in the third period.

Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois’ shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere’s stick and tricked Rooney. Poulin moved Dubois right before the faceoff, and won it back to her in the shooting position. The goal came 12:18 into the first period, and was scored after Minnesota opened with a 9-2 shot advantage.

Dubois was moved to the top line for this game, and it was her first goal of the playoffs.

Desbiens had an eventful period of her own. A shot by Mae Batherson deflected in front by Kendall Coyne Schofield and trickled through Desbiens, but she was able to turn around and use her stick to stop the puck from crossing the line before grabbing it.

Minnesota tied the game 1-1 midway through the second period when Cogan tipped a Abby Hustler pass in the slot that beat Desbiens.

Up to that point in the second period, both goaltenders made big saves with Desbiens making a rolling two-pad stack save on Giguere, and Rooney stopping Laura Stacey and Kaitlin Willoughby on separate chances early in the period.

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Minnesota Frost's Samantha Cogan (8) scores on Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens (35) during the second period of a PWHL hockey playoff game in Laval, Quebec, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montréal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens (35) reaches back to make a save against the Minnesota Frost during the first period of a PWHL hockey playoff game in Laval, Quebec, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney (35) makes a save on Montreal Victoire's Maureen Murphy (21) during the second period of a PWHL hockey playoff game in Laval, Quebec, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Victoire's Catherine Dubois (right) celebrates her goal with Marie-Philip Poulin (29) after scoring against the Minnesota Frost during first period of an PWHL playoff hockey game in Laval, Que., on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)