Carlos Santana broke a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the sixth inning and started a late onslaught by the Cleveland Guardians, who beat the Washington Nationals 9-1 to split a doubleheader.

The Washington Nationals and Cleveland Guardians played a traditional doubleheader Tuesday, May 6 after the opener of their three-game series was rained out on May 5. The teams split the two games,

Jose Tena smacked a two-run double to break a tie as the Washington Nationals recovered with a big seventh-inning rally to defeat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 10-9 in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.