Carlos Santana kick-started an eight-run sixth inning with a bases-clearing double, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Nationals 8-6 on Wednesday to win two of three at Washington in a 24-hour span.

WASHINGTON — Carlos Santana, Daniel Schneemann and Austin Hedges belted home runs and Ben Lively pitched into the sixth inning allowing just one run on two hits as the Guardians earned a split of their doubleheader against Washington on Tuesday with a 9-1 win in Game 2 at Nationals Park.

Carlos Santana belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning, helping the visiting Cleveland Guardians salvage a split of a doubleheader with a 9-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.