WASHINGTON (AP) — Trent Grisham's two-run homer in of the eighth inning gave the Yankees another comeback victory over the Washington Nationals' bullpen, 4-2 on Saturday, giving Aaron Boone his 750th win as New York's manager.
James Wood homered on Cam Schlittler's first pitch of the game, and Curtis Mead went deep two batters later to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead, which they held until the eighth. Then Orlando Ribalta gave up a one-out solo shot to Ryan McMahon and a walk to Ben Rice.
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New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals' Curtis Mead, left, rounds the bases on his solo home run off New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler (31) during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
New York Yankees' Ben Rice takes a lead from first base during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Clayton Beeter (3-2) relieved Ribalta, and Grisham greeted him with a drive to the second deck in right field for a 3-2 lead. Paul Goldschmidt followed with a solo homer, his first long ball since June 24.
Washington leads the major leagues with 27 blown saves. The Nationals took a one-run lead into the ninth in the series opener Friday night, only for the Yankees to score three runs and win 5-3.
Brent Headrick (5-1) got the win in relief. David Bednar, who pitched two innings Friday, worked the ninth for his 18th save in 20 chances and his 16th straight scoreless outing.
The Yankees and Nationals rank 1-2 in baseball in home runs, and 13 of the 14 runs so far in this series have come via the long ball.
New York has won three straight for the first time since winning four in a row from June 13-17. They Yankees had dropped 11 of their previous 13.
Schlittler had gone eight straight road starts without allowing more than one earned run, but Washington needed only three batters to end that streak. Wood hit his 27th homer and Mead followed with a one-out drive.
Schlittler was sharp after that, working into the seventh inning, but those early runs were enough to raise his American League-leading ERA from 2.01 to 2.05.
Washington's Miles Mikolas allowed four hits in four innings after opener PJ Poulin got the first five outs.
Wood had his second straight three-hit game and has nine leadoff homers this season, tying the Nationals' record set by Alfonso Soriano in 2006.
New York tries for a three-game sweep with Will Warren (7-4) starting Sunday. The Nationals had not announced a starter.
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New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals' Curtis Mead, left, rounds the bases on his solo home run off New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler (31) during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
New York Yankees' Ben Rice takes a lead from first base during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
LONDON (AP) — British police arrested a 28-year-old man late Saturday on suspicion of murder over the death of former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the suspect was arrested in South Yorkshire county in northern England, more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) from the southwest England village where Widdecombe was found dead on Thursday.
Earlier, police released a 26-year-old man arrested Friday a few miles from the scene of the attack, saying he was no longer under investigation. The force said detectives are working “at a significant pace” to find the killer, and they don't believe there is a risk to the public.
Widdecombe, 78, was found dead in her isolated rural home in the village of Haytor on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. Police did not disclose a cause of death, saying only that she had sustained “serious injuries.”
Police said they believe Widdecombe was attacked at around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Concerns were raised for her after she failed to appear for a scheduled TV interview on Wednesday afternoon.
The force said counterterrorism officers supported local police in carrying out Saturday's arrest, but there is “no information to suggest that this is a terrorism-related incident.”
Security has been tightened for politicians after the murders of two serving members of Parliament in the past decade. Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in 2016 by a far-right extremist, and Conservative David Amess was stabbed in 2021 by an attacker inspired by the Islamic State group.
Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party to which Widdecombe belonged, said staff had searched party emails to check for patterns of abuse directed at her, but had not found anything.
Speaking after leaving a wreath of flowers outside Widdecombe’s home, Farage said “we can’t identify, from our data, any individual" who appeared to be targeting her.
The death sent shock waves through British politics, where Widdecombe had been a prominent voice for decades, known for her robust personality and socially conservative views opposing abortion and the expansion of LGBTQ rights.
She was a lawmaker in the House of Commons as an MP from 1987 to 2010, serving in roles including prisons minister in Prime Minister John Major’s 1990s Conservative government.
Widdecombe found fame after leaving Parliament as a contestant on the reality television shows “Strictly Come Dancing” and “Celebrity Big Brother.”
She later joined the Brexit Party, briefly serving as a member of the European Parliament before Britain left the European Union in 2020. Most recently, she joined the anti-immigration Reform UK party, often appearing in the media as a spokesperson.
Friends and colleagues contrasted her pugnacious political statements with her personal kindness and good humor.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called her death “really shocking news,” and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she “really struggled to find the words to say.”
“It was a nasty, horrific attack and my heart is breaking for her family,” Badenoch said.
FILE -Ann Widdecombe, Brexit Party member, is interviewed after Nigel Farage, Leader of Britain's Brexit Party, spoke on stage at the launch of their policies for the General Election campaign, in London, Nov. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
FILE - Britain's European parliament member Ann Widdecombe, right, of the Brexit party, speaks during a debate at the European parliament, Jan. 14, 2020, in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)
Police outside the house of former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, in Haytor, England, Friday July 10, 2026, after she was found dead in her home on Thursday with serious injuries. (Matt Keeble/PA via AP)
Police outside the house of former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, in Haytor, England, Friday July 10, 2026, after she was found dead in her home on Thursday with serious injuries. (Matt Keeble/PA via AP)
