Lane Thomas smacks 3 home runs, lifts Nationals over Reds

Lane Thomas broke out of an extended slump with three home runs and Josiah Gray silenced the bats of the team that drafted him to lead the visiting Washington Nationals past the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 on Friday night.

Thomas was 1-for-22 entering Friday's game before doubling his season homer totalto six. Tanner Rainey pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save in eight chances.

The Nationals, outscored 36-6 in four loss