Lile defends Player of the Week Award with 2 HRs

WASHINGTON – Daylen Lile is at it again. Hours after being named the National League Player of the Week, Lile hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to pull the Nationals within one run of the Marlins. But he wasn’t done yet. Expos Replica Jersey Giveaway is Sept. 12! Two innings later, the 23-year-old outfielder hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off the 2019 World Series championship plaque in right field and into the Nationals’ bullpen. The long ball had an exit velocity of 106.7 mph and a Statcast-projected distance of 373 feet, igniting a four-run rally en route...