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.
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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)
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)
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane carried England to the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming a raucous crowd, the elevation of Estadio Azteca and a man disadvantage in the second half to beat Mexico in a 3-2 thriller on Sunday night.
In the same stadium where England fell victim to Diego Maradona’s Hand of God goal in the 1986 World Cup against Argentina, it was the foot of Kane that gave the nation redemption 40 years later.
Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart in the first half, and six minutes after Jarell Quansah was sent off, Kane converted a penalty to restore England's two-goal lead.
England moves on to face Norway on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida, for a spot in the semifinals.
“It was a crazy game. We had to fight,” Kane said, his voice hoarse. “I can't really talk, but the occasion, the team, everything against us, we found a way.”
Bellingham stunned the crowd of 80,824 at a venue where Mexico was unbeaten in 10 World Cup matches, including three this year, when he scored on a header in the 36th minute and again in the 38th on a pass from Kane.
Julián Quiñones scored for El Tri in the 42nd minute, and the game appeared to turn in Mexico’s favor when Quansah was shown a red card in the 54th for a dangerous foul on Jesús Gallardo.
But England was awarded a penalty for a challenge by Mexico goalkeeper Raúl Rangel, and Kane converted for his sixth goal of this tournament and 14th of his World Cup career, matching Gerd Müller of West Germany for fifth on the scoring list. Kane sits one behind Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland in the Golden Boot race.
Kane then committed a foul that made him the first player since at least 1966 to score and concede a penalty in a World Cup game. Raúl Jiménez converted the kick with a stutter-step approach to move El Tri within 3-2.
Mexico attacked relentlessly over the final 21 minutes, plus 11 minutes of stoppage time, but goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and England's defenders held steady.
“This is probably one of the biggest England wins in a while, probably the biggest one I can remember as a fan or player,” Bellingham said. “The best night of my England career.”
Midfielder Jordan Henderson was taken to a hospital after the match with a wrist injury, coach Thomas Tuchel said. He was hurt when he tumbled over an advertising board during the postgame celebration.
“It’s quite a serious injury,” Tuchel said.
Mexico has not reached the quarterfinals since hosting in 1986. Since then, it has lost in the round of 16 eight times, failed to advance past the group stage in 2022 and was disqualified from the 1990 tournament.
It was Mexico’s third competitive loss at Azteca, which opened in 1966, after a pair of 2-1 defeats in World Cup qualifiers, to Costa Rica in 2001 and to Honduras in 2013.
The stadium sits 7,300 feet (2,200 meters) above sea level and England's travel schedule gave it no opportunity to get used to the altitude. Mexico's passionate fans blasted horns outside the England hotel to disrupt players' sleep, and the start of the match was delayed an hour because of a thunderstorm.
No matter. England is on to the quarterfinals as it seeks its first title since 1966, and its outnumbered fans continued their tradition of serenading the victorious Three Lions with Oasis' “Wonderwall.”
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England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford saves a shot from Mexico's Raul Jimenez during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Mexico's Raul Jimenez, left, and England's Marc Guehi challenge for the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Mexico's Cesar Montes, left, and England's Jude Bellingham (10) battle for the ball in front of England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (1) during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan )
England's Jude Bellingham (10) celebrates with teammate Harry Kane (9) after scoring his team's first goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
England's Jude Bellingham (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring his second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
