Nationals blast out of their skid with a rout of slumping Twins

The Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins on Monday night by doing something they rarely do, then by doing the things they do best. And when it was over, they walked off with a 12-3 win at Nationals Park that snapped a five-game losing streak.

That thing they rarely do? That would be outslugging their opponent — and they didn’t wait around to get things started. Luis García Jr.'s two-run homer in the second gave them an early lead before Jesse Winker added a solo shot in the fourth to make it 3-1.