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Jays Sweep Nationals

am800-sports-baseball-blue jays-toronto-nationals-1.3907790 TORONTO, ON - JUNE 17: Ryan Tepera #52 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates a victory with Russell Martin #55 over the Washington Nationals at Rogers Centre on June 17, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) (Tom Szczerbowski/Ryan Tepera of the Jays celebrates a victory with Russell Martin at Rogers Centre on June 17, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images))

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The Blue Jays completed their weekend sweep beating Washington 86

Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte hit back-to-back solo homers in the eighth inning as the Blue Jays beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 to complete a three-game sweep of their interleague series.

Hernandez showed no ill effects from being hit by a pitch earlier in the game, blasting the ball over the left-field wall to give Toronto a 7-6 lead.

Solarte hit a homer to the opposite side of the park in the next at bat for the game's final score.

Invigorated by the back-to-back jacks, the 35,146 at Rogers Centre began chanting ``Let's go Blue Jays!'' despite the sweltering heat in the stadium.

Randal Grichuk went 3 for 4 on the day, including two home runs and four runs batted in for Toronto (33-38), but he was overshawoded by his teammates' late game heroics.