WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington reliever Aaron Barrett threw away a bunt in the sixth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks quickly broke away, romping 11-4 Wednesday night and handing the Nationals their fifth loss in six games.
Down 11-2 in the ninth, the pitching-rich Nationals resorted to putting utilityman Tyler Moore on the mound. He retired the first batter he faced, Arizona star Paul Goldschmidt, on an RBI groundout.
Goldschmidt, Ender Inciarte and A.J. Pollock each got three of Arizona's 17 hits. Welington Castillo added a three-run homer.
The Diamondbacks trailed 2-1 in the sixth when Nick Ahmed tried to put down a sacrifice with runners at first and second and no outs. Barrett (3-3) fielded the ball but made a wild throw that went into foul territory in right field, letting both runners score. Arizona wound up getting four runs in the inning.
Rubby De La Rosa (9-5) went five innings for the win.
