Zimmerman hits tiebreaking 3-run homer as Nats beat Orioles

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; Ryan Zimmerman hit a tiebreaking three-run homer and finished with three hits, and the Washington Nationals overcame a pair of five-run deficits in a 12-9 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night. </p>
<p>Zimmerman’s home run in the fourth against Adam Plutko (1-1) broke a 6-all tie. </p>
<p>Baltimore (17-28) dropped its fifth straight and lost for the 11th time in 13 games. The Orioles led 5-0 after an inning and 6-1 after 2 1/2 frames.</p>
<p>Zimmerman, already the franchise leader in many offensive categories, scored his 948th run in the sixth inning, making him the leader in runs scored.</p>
<p>In his 907th career game, Josh Harrison started for the first time in center field for the Nationals and hit his first career grand-slam in the third. </p>
<p>Daniel Hudson (3-0), Washington’s fifth pitcher in the game, earned the win. Brad Hand pitched the ninth and collected his sixth save in eight chances. </p>
<p>Ryan Mountcastle highlighted the Orioles’ five-run first inning with a grand-slam. Anthony Santander had three hits. </p>
<p>TRAINER’S ROOM</p>
<p>Orioles: RHP Hunter Harvey, who is on the 60-day injured list with a strained left oblique, will make his first rehab appearance on Sunday for Triple-A Norfolk. </p>
<p>“We’ve scheduled out his outings for the next eight, nine days,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “Then, hopefully he’s ready to join us.” </p>
<p>Nationals: OF Victor Robles missed his third straight game with a sprained right ankle. Robles had an MRI on Friday. Manager Davey Martinez said Robles was “day-to-day. We’ll see how it feels today, and we’ll go from there.” </p>
<p>Martinez said he though Robles could avoid the 10-day injured list. </p>
<p>“He’s getting a little better every day. Today’s going to be a big day. If we get him over the hump, we can miss that IL.”</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Orioles: RHP Matt Harvey (3-4, 5.93) tries to rebound from the second-shortest start of his career when he allowed six runs on seven hits in 1 2/3 innings against Tampa Bay on Tuesday. </p>
<p>Nationals: LHP Patrick Corbin (2-3, 6.10) will try to continue his recent success. He’s 2-1 with 3.34 ERA in his last six starts. </p>
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