WASHINGTON (AP) — James Wood hit a two-run double over center fielder Alek Thomas in a three-run first inning and Josh Bell tripled for the third time since 2022, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 Saturday to stop a four-game losing streak.
Mitchell Parker (2-0) allowed one run, two hits and four walks over six innings and Kyle Finnegan got his second save, giving up Thomas' RBI single. Catcher Riley Adams caught Thomas attempting to steal second base for the final out.
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Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Joe Mantiply tests a pitch-calling device during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez throws during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Former Washington Nationals reliever Chad Cordero, left, throws out the ceremonial first pitch to former Nationals catcher Brian Schneider, right, before a baseball game between the Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa follows through on a fielder's choice during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa runs to first base on a fielder's choice during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams (5) and Amed Rosario, right, celebrate towards the end of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks before the last out was reviewed and upheld, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa drives in a run on a fielder's choice during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa runs to first base on a fielder's choice during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams (5) and Amed Rosario, right, celebrate towards the end of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks before the last out was reviewed and upheld, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno singles during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Bryce Jarvis throws during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals' James Wood, left, swings for a two-RBI double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas, right, is out trying to steal second base against Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams, second from right, during the ninth inning of a baseball game on a play that was contested by the Diamondbacks but upheld as an out as called on the field, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Second baseman Tim Tawa, called up by Arizona after Ketel Marte's hamstring injury, was 1 for 3 in his major league debut. Tawa, who turns 26 on Monday, singled to left in his first at-bat leading off the third, walked in the sixth and scored on Randal Grichuk's single, then hit into a run-scoring forceout in the seventh.
Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez (0-1) allowed four runs and five hits in five innings, striking out 12 for the first time since Sept. 14, 2019, for Boston against the Philadelphia.
Arizona did not homer in a game for the first time this season.
Nationals reliever Jose A. Ferrer retired Corbin Carroll, the only batter he faced, on an inning-ending flyout with two on in the seventh to preserve a 4-2 lead.
Rodriguez, who turns 32 Monday, had not allowed a run in three previous appearances against Washington, all at Nationals Park.
Diamondbacks RHP Corbin Burnes (0-0, 4.15 ERA) and Nationals RHP Trevor Williams (0-0, 5.40) start Sunday's series finale.
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Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Joe Mantiply tests a pitch-calling device during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez throws during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Former Washington Nationals reliever Chad Cordero, left, throws out the ceremonial first pitch to former Nationals catcher Brian Schneider, right, before a baseball game between the Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa follows through on a fielder's choice during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa runs to first base on a fielder's choice during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams (5) and Amed Rosario, right, celebrate towards the end of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks before the last out was reviewed and upheld, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa drives in a run on a fielder's choice during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa runs to first base on a fielder's choice during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams (5) and Amed Rosario, right, celebrate towards the end of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks before the last out was reviewed and upheld, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno singles during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Bryce Jarvis throws during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals' James Wood, left, swings for a two-RBI double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas, right, is out trying to steal second base against Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams, second from right, during the ninth inning of a baseball game on a play that was contested by the Diamondbacks but upheld as an out as called on the field, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Memorials were taking place Thursday for a merengue star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic, as the number of dead surged to 221 and crews completed their search for bodies.
Mourners clad in black and white streamed into Santo Domingo’s National Theater, where the body of Rubby Pérez lay inside a closed coffin. Pérez had been performing on stage at the packed Jet Set club early Tuesday when dust began falling from the ceiling and, seconds later, the roof caved.
President Luis Abinader and first lady Raquel Arbaje arrived at the theater and stood beside Pérez's coffin for several minutes. Some mourners doubled over in tears as a recording of Pérez singing the national anthem played. Renowned Dominican musician Juan Luis Guerra was among those gathered to pay their respects.
Pérez, 69, had turned to music after a car accident left him unable to pursue his dream of becoming a professional baseball player. He was known for hits including “Volveré," which he sang with Wilfrido Vargas's orchestra, and “Buscando tus besos" as a solo artist.
Just blocks from the memorial for Pérez, heavy equipment began withdrawing from the site where Jet Set once stood and rescue crews packed up their equipment.
Meanwhile, a group of prosecutors arrived.
It is still unclear what caused the roof to collapse or when the building was last inspected. The government has said it will launch a thorough investigation, and the club’s owners have said they are cooperating with authorities.
Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations, broke down as he addressed reporters.
“Thank you, God, because today we accomplished the most difficult task I’ve had in 20 years,” he said, moving the microphone away from his face as he cried. Other officials patted him on the back as he continued, “Please forgive me,” before passing the microphone to an army official.
Officials said 189 people were rescued alive from the rubble. More than 200 were injured, with 24 of them still hospitalized, including eight in critical condition.
“If the trauma is too great, there’s not a lot of time” left to save patients in that condition, said Health Minister Víctor Atallah. He and other doctors said some of the injured suffered fractures to the skull, femur and pelvis.
Many people have been anxiously waiting for news of their loved ones, growing frustrated with the drip-drip of information provided by hospitals and the country’s forensic institute.
At least 146 bodies have been identified, authorities said Thursday.
María Luisa Taveras told TV station Noticias SIN that she was looking for her sister.
“We have gone everywhere they have told us,” she said, her voice breaking.
Taveras said the family has spread out, with a relative stationed at each hospital and at the National Institute of Forensic Pathology. Dozens of people waited at the institute Thursday, wearing face masks and complaining about the smell as they demanded the release of their loved ones' bodies.
“The odor is unbearable,” said Wendy Sosa, who has been waiting since Wednesday morning for the body of her cousin, 61-year-old Nilka Curiel González. Sosa told The Associated Press by phone that the situation there was “chaotic,” and that officials had set up a refrigerated container to handle the volume of bodies being delivered.
She wept as she described her cousin as gracious, authentic, and “very empathetic."
Victims identified so far include former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera; and Nelsy Cruz, the governor of the northwestern province of Montecristi whose brother is seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star Nelson Cruz.
Dotel will be buried Thursday in Santo Domingo. Hundreds of people attended his wake on Wednesday, including Hall of Famer David Ortiz, formerly of the Boston Red Sox. Ortiz said the number of people who attended Dotel’s wake spoke volumes.
“He was a person whom everyone loved,” Ortiz told reporters. “It’s very hard, very hard, truly.”
MLB Hall of Famer Pedro Martínez attended another wake Thursday.
“There are no words to describe the pain we are all feeling,” said Martínez, adding that he knew more than 50 of those who died. “Life is but a breath.”
Also killed was a retired United Nations official; saxophonist Luis Solís, who was playing onstage when the roof fell; New York-based fashion designer Martín Polanco; the son and daughter-in-law of the minister of public works; the brother of the vice minister of the Ministry of Youth; and three employees of Grupo Popular, a financial services company, including the president of AFP Popular Bank and his wife.
More than 20 victims came from Haina, Rubby Pérez's hometown, just southwest of Santo Domingo.
On Thursday, the governor held a communal wake, setting up 10 stands for coffins beneath a banner that read: “Haina bids farewell to her beloved children with immense sorrow.”
Among the mourners was Juancho Guillén, who lost his wife three months ago and whose brother, sister and brother-in-law died at Jet Set.
“This family is in shock, is devastated," he told Noticias SIN. "We’re practically dead too.”
Coto reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
An excavator works at the site of the Jet Set nightclub days after its roof collapsed during a concert, killing more than 200 people in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A person is comforted before identifying the body of a family member who died at the Jet Set nightclub, days after its roof collapsed during a concert and killed more than 200 people, outside the National Institute of Forensic Pathology in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Mourners attend a memorial for Rubby Perez, the merengue singer who was performing at the Jet Set nightclub when its roof collapsed, killing more than 200 people, at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Rescue workers stand at site of the Jet Set nightclub days after its roof collapsed during a concert, killing more than 200 people in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Rescue workers stand at the Jet Set nightclub days after its roof collapsed, killing more than 200 people in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, center right, and his wife Raquel Arbaje Soni speak with the family of Dominican singer Rubby Perez who died in the roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub while performing in concert, during the wake at the Eduardo Brito National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Workers prepare a crane on the third day of rescue efforts at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra, left, attends a wake of Rubby Perez, the merengue singer who was performing at the Jet Set nightclub when its roof collapsed, killing more than 200 people, at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
An excavator removes concrete at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed three nights before during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Zulinka, center, the daughter of Dominican singer Rubby Perez who died in the roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub during his merengue concert, cries during his wake at the Eduardo Brito National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
The hat and sunglasses of Dominican singer Rubby Perez, who died in the roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub during his merengue concert, sit on his casket during his wake at the Eduardo Brito National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
An image of victim Nelsy Cruz, governor of Montecristi, is seen at a makeshift vigil for the victims of the Jet Set club roof collapse, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Rescue workers carry the recovered body of a victim who died when the roof collapsed two nights prior at the Jet Set nightclub during a merengue concert, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
Soldiers prepare to assist with security during the rescue effort at Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
A poster of victim Rubby Perez is seen at a makeshift vigil for the victims of the Jet Set club roof collapse in the Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
People attend a Mass for the victims of the Jet Set club roof collapse, at St. Elizabeth's Church, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
People attend a Mass for the victims of the Jet Set club roof collapse at St. Elizabeth's Church, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
People pray for their missing relatives outside Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
Rescue workers carry the recovered body of a victim who died when the roof collapsed two nights prior at the Jet Set nightclub during a merengue concert, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
Rescue workers search for bodies at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Rescue workers search for bodies at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Rescue workers carry the recovered body of a victim who died when the roof collapsed two nights prior at the Jet Set nightclub during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Rescue workers search for bodies at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Rescue workers carry the recovered body of a victim in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025 who died when the roof collapsed two nights prior at the Jet Set nightclub during a merengue concert. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A man sleeps on bottles of water in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in front of the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Rescue workers carry the recovered body of a victim who died when the roof collapsed two nights prior at the Jet Set nightclub during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People who spent all night at the site of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025, continue to wait for news of survivors after its roof collapsed two nights prior during a merengue concert. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Rescue workers carry the recovered body of a victim in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025 who died when the roof collapsed two nights prior at the Jet Set nightclub during a merengue concert. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Women cry during the search for survivors at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed two nights prior during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
Family members wait to identify the remains of their loved who died when the roof collapsed at the Jet Set nightclub during a merengue concert, in a parking lot of the National Institute of Forensic Pathology in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, (AP Photo/Marvin Del Cid)
Rescue workers stand next to a recovered body of a victim who died when the roof collapsed two nights prior at the Jet Set nightclub during a merengue concert, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
