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WASHINGTON - Anthony Rendon went 4 for 5 and hit one of four Washington home runs, and Doug Fister allowed four hits in six innings as the Nationals routed the Texas Rangers 10-2 on Saturday. Adam LaRoche, Jose Lobaton, and pinch-hitter Scott Hairston also homered in Washingtons offensive surge. The Nationals have racked up 24 runs and 42 hits in their last three games, winning two straight to climb back to .500. Rendon had six straight hits over two games before striking out in the eighth. Fister (3-1) allowed two runs and retired the first 10 Texas batters. Hes 3-0 with a 2.13 ERA in his last four starts, with 21 strikeouts and two walks. Rangers starter Nick Tepesch (2-1) allowed five runs, four earned, on seven hits. He had won two straight decisions, but didnt make it past the second inning Saturday. Fister came in with a 5.67 career ERA against the Rangers, but didnt give up a hit until Elvis Andrus doubled in the fourth. He had an 8-0 lead by the time Texas scored in the fifth. The Nationals took a 1-0 lead in the first when Rendon lined a Tepesch pitch into the Rangers bullpen for his sixth home run. In the second, Danny Espinosa doubled with one out. Lobaton, spelling Wilson Ramos in a day game after a night game, worked the count to 3-2 before hitting a homer into the first row of seats in right centre. Tepesch had given up just two homers in 18 1-3 innings before Saturday. The Nationals werent done in the second, with singles by Denard Span and Rendon. Jayson Werth doubled and the ball was bobbled in left by Shin-Soo Choo. Both Span and Rendon scored to make it 5-0. Texas wasnt charged with any errors in the fourth inning, but two plays they didnt make allowed Washington to break the game open. Andrus lost Fisters pop-up in the sun and it fell for a lead-off single. Then with first and second and one out, Werth hit a smash that Andrus bobbled before recovering to get the force at second, with Werth just beating the relay. LaRoche then followed with a 3-run shot, his seventh of the year, putting the Nationals up 8-0. He has hit safely in all five games (7 for 22) since returning from a right quad strain. The Rangers got to Fister in the fifth when Alex Rios walked and scored on a double by Rougned Odour, and Mitch Moreland added an RBI-single in the sixth. Hairston, pinch-hitting for Werth, hit a two-run homer in the sixth. NOTES: Texas manager Ron Washington used pitcher Nick Martinez to pinch hit for Tepesch in the third inning. Martinez grounded out. . It was the Rangers sixth straight game without hitting a home run. . Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman (broken right thumb) was slated to play five innings in left field during his second rehab game Saturday night at Class A Potomac, Virginia. Zimmerman went 0 for 3 with a sacrifice fly as the designated hitter Friday night. . Hairston has 13 career pinch-hit homers, the most among active players. . RH Yu Darvish (4-2, 2.35) faces Washingtons Tanner Roark (3-3, 3.47) in Sundays series finale. Anthony Rizzo Jersey . The Brazilian-born strikers brace drew him level with Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo as the leagues leading scorers with 17 goals apiece through 16 rounds. "The important thing is to help the team win, not the goals," Diego Costa said. After a first half dominated by defence, Atletico pressed Valencia into its area and Diego Costa did the rest. Larry Bowa Jersey .7 million, one-year contract.The deal, announced Friday, includes a $50,000 performance bonus if the left-hander appears in 60 games. https://www.cheapcubs.com/. Sami Salo scored two goals as the Canucks overcame a hat-trick from Edmonton Oiler rookie sensation Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to win 4-3 in NHL action Saturday. Keith Moreland Cubs Jersey .com) - Damian Lillard poured in 40 points on 11-of-21 shooting to go along with 11 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder, 115-111, in overtime on Tuesday. Billy Williams Cubs Jersey . Samir Nasris 88th-minute equalizer at Etihad Stadium will be of little consolation to City, which is now six points behind league leader Liverpool and four points behind second-place Chelsea. Third-place City has a game in hand but the surprise result against Sunderland, coupled with Sundays 3-2 loss at Liverpool, may be a setback too far in its bid for a second championship in three seasons.TSN and Powerade are teaming up to showcase 24 of Canadas future stars today. This week, the spotlight is on hockey player Mathew Barzal. The 16-year-old Burnaby, BC native was the first overall selection by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the 2012 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. Last year, he led the BC Major Midget LLeague in scoring with 103 points in just 34 games for the Vancouver NE Chiefs.dddddddddddd He has signed with the Thunderbirds in hopes of making it to the next level. Click here to see SportsCentres Powerade 24 video profile of Mathew Barzal. Powerade 24 is brought to you by Powerade. Power Through. ' ' '