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ST. LOUIS — Keibert Ruiz hit a three-run home run to cap Washington's seven-run outburst in the sixth inning, and the Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-3. Harold Ramírez came off the bench to hit a two-run double and Juan Yepez followed with a two-run single before Ruiz's blast into the left-field bullpen made it 9-0. James Wood had four of Washington's 16 hits and scored on Luis García Jr.'s RBI single in the second. Yepez had two hits and three RBIs, and Jesse Winker singled twice. Jake Irvin (8-8) struck out five in 5 1/3 innings. Willson Contreras had a two-run homer for St. Louis.
