Ruiz and Lipscomb help the Nationals beat the White Sox 6

CHICAGO (AP) — Keibert Ruiz and Trey Lipscomb each hit an RBI single during Washington’s three-run eighth inning, and the Nationals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday in the opener of straight doubleheader.

Joey Meneses went 4 for 4 and drove in two runs for Washington, which had lost three of four. Lipscomb had three hits and swiped three bases.

Derek Law (3-1) got three outs for the win, and Kyle Finnegan handled the ninth for his 13th save in 14 opportunities.

Eloy Jiménez hit a solo homer for Chicago, which has dropped two in a row since a four-game win streak. Tommy Pham had two hits and drove in a run.

The doubleheader was scheduled after Monday’s series opener was postponed by rain.

The White Sox trailed 3-1 before pushing across two runs in the fifth against Trevor Williams. Errors by Lipscomb at third base and Eddie Rosario in left field helped set up a sacrifice fly for Braden Shewmake and a tying single for Pham.