It is never an easy thing moving on from superstar players, which the Washington Nationals know firsthand. After trading Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021, they completed the signaling of their rebuild by trading Juan Soto to the San Diego Padres in another blockbuster.

James Wood’s fourth-inning home run opens the offensive floodgates for the Nationals, who blast five dingers to back Jake Irvin in 7-3 victory over the Dodgers.

James Wood had a three-run homer among his three hits, drove in four and scored three times for the Washington Nationals, who beat the San Diego Padres 10-6.