Robert Hassell III had three hits and two RBIs, including his first major league home run, and James Wood also went deep as the Washington Nationals routed the Seattle Mariners 9-0 on Wednesday night.
Luis Garcia Jr. and Josh Bell launched consecutive homers to help back Trevor Williams 3-5, who tossed six splendid innings. Bell finished with three hits and Wood drove in three runs.
Playing his sixth major league game, Hassell hit a solo homer in the eighth to make it 7-0. The touted rookie began the night batting .118 2 for 17 with one RBI since making his debut last Thursday.
The 23-year-old Hassell was drafted eighth overall by San Diego in 2020 and traded to Washington - along with Wood, CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore - for Juan Soto and Bell in a blockbuster deal at the August 2022 deadline.
Williams, who had a career-low 2.03 ERA in 2024, has struggled this season and owned a 7.45 ERA in May entering this one. But the veteran right-hander needed just 77 pitches to make it through six innings while yielding only three hits - all singles - and striking out two in his best start of the year.