WASHINGTON — Juan Soto homered to back Paolo Espino and the Washington Nationals beat Colorado 3-0 to end the Rockies' rare five-game road winning streak. Soto hit a 454-foot drive in the third inning off Jon Gray for his 26th home run this season. Soto is hitting .362 with a 1.178 OPS since the All-Star break. Colorado had matched its longest winning streak this season. The Rockies went 7-2 on their first winning trip this season and are 25-52 on the road and 45-27 at Coors Field.
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Colorado Rockies shortstop Brendan Rodgers, top, tags out Washington Nationals Josh Bell at second base during the eighth inning of a baseball game at Nationals Park, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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