DETROIT (AP) CJ Abrams hit a double and a home run and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Wednesday night for their first five-game winning streak in three years.

Jake Irvin (5-5) gave up gave up one run on six hits in six innings.

Washington last won five straight between June 19-24, 2021. A victory on Thursday would give the team its first six-game winning streak since an eight-game streak from Sept. 23-29, 2019 - the year the Nationals won the World Series.

ā€œThis is awesome,ā€ Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. ā€œWe're scoring runs and we're playing good, but this game is never as easy as it looks. We have to stop giving away outs.ā€

Detroit's Reese Olson (1-8) allowed five runs (four earned) on 10 hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings. Olson has a 10.43 ERA in three June starts after posting a 1.92 ERA in his first 10 starts.

ā€œHe's not a surprise to anyone any more," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. ā€œHe's been up here for 30-plus starts. It's a constant need for adjustments here and there.ā€

Matt Vierling hit his first career lead-off homer to give Olson the lead, but Abrams tied the game with a home run in the third.

The Nationals went up 2-1 on Keibert Ruiz's sacrifice fly in the fourth inning then took control with a three-run fifth.

Jacob Young led off with a double and scored on Abrams' two-base hit. Jesse Winker singled and Eddie Rosario made it 4-1 with an RBI single. Luis GarcĆ­a Jr. reached on a fielder's choice, then stole second. Carson Kelly's throw sailed into center field, allowing Winker to score from third.

Abrams nearly added to his batting line in the sixth, but Mark Canha made a diving stop at first base to rob him of an RBI double.

The Tigers scored three in the eighth, including two on Gio Urshela's double.

ā€œWe had gotten some runners, but we really never got an inning going until that one,ā€ Hinch said.

Washington made it 7-4 with two runs off Will Vest in the ninth.

ā€œIt's huge,ā€ Winker said. ā€œThat's a good team over there, so any time we can add on some runs, it is big.ā€

Kyle Finnegan allowed a homer to Riley Greene in the bottom of the ninth inning before finishing the game for his 19th save. Finnegan got the last four outs in Tuesday's 5-4 10-inning victory.

ā€œWe didn't want to go to (Hunter) Harvey or Finnegan again tonight, but we had a chance to win the game,ā€ Martinez said. ā€œWho knows what will happen tomorrow - hopefully we win 10-0.ā€

TRAINER'S ROOM

The Nationals placed 1B Joey Gallo on the injured list with a pulled left hamstring and recalled INF Trey Lipscomb from Triple-A Toledo.

UP NEXT

The teams finish the three-game series on Thursday, with Detroit RHP Casey Mize (1-4, 4.73) facing LHP Patrick Corbin (1-7, 6.15).

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