MLB roundup: Yankees sweep Nationals despite trailing after 7 innings in each game

WASHINGTON — Ben Rice hit a two-run triple in the top of the eighth inning to give New York its third straight come-from-behind victory over Washington. New York, which has won four in a row overall for the first time since June 13-17, completed a three-game sweep in which it overcame one deficit in the ninth inning and two in the eighth. The Yankees tied the White Sox with their eighth win when trailing in the eighth inning or later for the most such victories in the American League. With men on first and second against Andrew Alvarez (2-3), Rice…