MacKenzie Gore dominates, James Wood homers and a handful of veterans contribute, raising their trade value and stopping a four-game losing streak.

James Wood hit his 24th homer, Nathaniel Lowe added a three-run shot and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 Wednesday night to give interim manager Miguel Cairo his first victory.

Miguel Cairo, who played for nine teams over 17 MLB seasons before entering coaching, has been selected as the interim manager of the Nationals.