Meneses hits 2-run HR in 8th as Nationals beat Cubs 6-5

Joey Meneses hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, Keibert Ruiz went deep twice and the Washington Nationals regrouped after blowing a three-run lead, beating the Chicago Cubs 6-5 to snap a six-game losing streak.

The Nationals were rolling along with a 4-1 lead, thanks to Ruiz’s solo drive in the second and three-run shot in the fourth against Marcus Stroman.

Chicago scored four in the seventh to go up 5-4, capped by RBI singles by newcomer Franmil Reyes and Nico Hoerner against Kyle Finnegan.

But the Nationals regrouped. Meneses came through against Mark Leiter Jr. in the eighth, after Maikel Franco singled with one out and Yadiel Hernandez struck out.

(Washington Nationals' Keibert Ruiz is congratulated in the dugout after his home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast))