Andrés Chaparro has 8 RBIs as Nationals put up 23 runs in win over A’s

WEST SACRAMENTO — Held to just eight total runs in a three-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, the Nationals closed the first half below .500 and with a bad taste in their mouths. They needed to turn the tide.

“After the All-Star break, everybody wanted to come back and show that we’re here to compete,” infielder Andrés Chaparro said through interpreter Mauricio Ortiz.

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