{
  "id": 430845,
  "title": "Ortiz hits 2nd career homer, Dion leads strong bullpen outing as Nationals beat Reds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ortiz-hits-2nd-career-homer-dion-leads-strong-bullpen-outing-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T02:59:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ortiz-hits-2nd-career-homer-025920144.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Will Dion shone brightly in his debut with the Washington Nationals, leading a strong bullpen performance that resulted in a 7-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Claiming his first win of the season, Dion retired the first nine batters he faced and allowed just one hit in three innings. Trevor Williams contributed to the win with 2 1/3 scoreless innings, maintaining his impressive 0.00 ERA since returning from elbow surgery on July 29. Brad Lord surrendered the lone run during his start, while Jake Bird worked a hitless ninth inning. For the Nationals, Jacob Young and Andrés Chaparro each contributed two crucial runs, marking a surge of four wins in their last five games.",
  "summary": "The Washington Nationals secured a 7-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, sweeping the series, thanks to a strong performance from Will Dion in the bullpen. Dion, acquired at the trade deadline from the Guardians, earned his first win of the year, retiring the first nine batters he faced and allowing just one hit in three innings. Trevor Williams and Brad Lord also contributed to the Nationals' win, with Williams maintaining his 0.00 ERA since returning from elbow surgery on July 29 and Lord surrendering the lone run during his start. Jacob Young and Andrés Chaparro each drove in two runs for the Nationals, who have won four of their last five games.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}