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.

A day after a major organizational shakeup, the Nationals named Miguel Cairo as the interim manager on Monday. Cairo will replace Dave Martinez, who was fired on Sunday along with general manager Mike Rizzo.