WASHINGTON — When the Nationals surprisingly designated Nathaniel Lowe for assignment in mid-August, younger brother and Rays outfielder Josh Lowe called the situation “interesting,” saying, “I’ll just leave it at that.”

Josh Lowe on Saturday seemed to show the Nationals what he really thought, delivering his first two-home run game in more than a year as the Rays won 4-1 to improve to 66-69.

Lowe said afterward he didn’t have revenge on his mind, that the only tie to his brother was now having “Uncle Pop,” as Nathaniel and his wife, Brenna, became first-time parents with Thursday’s birth of son Barrett Ray.

“I don’t really think of it that way,” Josh Lowe said. “I just think of it as another game, and either my brother’s there or not. This is the team he played for. No revenge or what-

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