WASHINGTON -- For the third time in the past four games, Brandon Lowe went yard.
The Tampa Bay outfielder launched his 28th home run of the season -- a grand slam -- to power the Rays to a 7-4 victory over the Nats on Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park. The win secured Tampa Bay’s sixth series sweep of the season, their fourth on the road and first since June 24-26 against the Royals.
Lowe’s slam -- the fifth of his career and his first since March 29, 2024 -- proved crucial after the Nats brought home a run in the third and three in the fourth to cut into the Rays’ lead. Only one of those four runs was earned, as Tampa Bay committed a pair of errors in the fourth that allowed those runs to score.
And despite getting into some trouble in that frame, Ian Seymour -- making his second