Cubs win in 10th on Bote’s double

WASHINGTON — Pinch-hitter David Bote had an RBI double and scored in the 10th inning as the Chicago Cubs came back to beat the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.

Bote, who hit a two-out grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cubs a 4-3 win over the Nationals on Aug. 12 in Chicago, knocked a 100-mph fastball from Jimmy Cordero (1-2) into right field to score Albert Almora Jr. Bote came home on a single by pinchhitter Taylor Davis.

Chicago leads the NL Central by 4½ games over Milwaukee. Washington has lost three straight to fall to 69-72. The Nationals are three games under .500 for the first time since April 30.

Pedro Strop (4-2) pitched a scoreless ninth, and Jesse Chavez earned his third save.

Spencer Kieboom had a career-high three hits for Washington.

Stephen Strasburg pitched 2⁄3 innings for the Nationals, allowing six hits and striking out six.

INDIANS 9, BLUE JAYS 4: Francisco Lindor had two solo homers and four RBIs, Shane Bieber pitched into the seventh inning to remain unbeaten in nine road starts and Cleveland won at Toronto for its third straight win.

Lindor connected on right-hander Sam Gaviglio’s third pitch of the game, the seventh leadoff homer of his career, then went deep to right off Gaviglio again in the third for his eighth career multi-homer game. Lindor has 33 home runs this season. He added a two-run single in the fifth and singled again in the ninth.

Toronto’s Rowdy Tellez doubled in the second and fourth innings after getting a pinch-hit double in his debut Wednesday, making him the first player in major league history with extra-base hits in each of his first three plate appearances.

Bieber (9-3) allowed four runs, three earned, and seven hits in 61⁄3 innings, improving to 5-0 away from home. PADRES 6, REDS 2: Francisco Mejia hit a solo homer and a three-run shot during his first start as the Padres’ catcher, leading San Diego to a victory at Cincinnati.

Mejia connected on his first two swings against Luis Castillo (8-12) for his first homers in the majors.