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CHICAGO -- The Washington Nationals offence came through for manager Davey Johnson on Wednesday night. Jayson Werth and Scott Hairston hit three-run homers to lead the Nationals to an 11-6 win over the Chicago Cubs. Washington had scored six runs over its past three games, but on Wednesday had its highest output since scoring 14 against the Mets on July 28. Werths three-run homer in the third inning off Jake Arrieta gave the Nationals a 6-1 lead and was his eighth since the All-Star break. Hairston, who was traded by the Cubs on July 8, was pinch-hitting for Tanner Roark and hit his off James Russell (1-4) with two outs in the seventh to give the Nationals a 9-6 lead after they had given up a 6-1 lead. That offence was a welcome sight for Johnson. "Eleven runs, I think its Christmas," Johnson said. The 11 runs helped Washington overcome Anthony Rizzos two homers and the Cubs five-run fifth when they had seven hits to tie the game at 6. Ross Ohlendorf was activated off the disabled list before Wednesdays game and allowed four runs and six hits and 4 1-3 innings. Ohlendorf had been on the DL since Aug. 1 with right shoulder inflammation and was making only his third start of the season and didnt get through the fifth, getting replaced one batter after Rizzos second homer cut the Washington lead to 6-3. "Glad to get back out there. I felt good," Ohlendorf said. "Wish I had pitched deeper into the game for us but our offence did an awesome job." Werth has been on a roll. He went 1 for 3 and has a .452 average in August, and has hit safely in 12 of his past 13 games. The Nationals broke the game open on Werths drive in the third, which came after Ryan Zimmerman singled and Bryce Harper walked. Werth hit a 3-0 pitch into the seats in left for his 18th homer of the season and a 6-1 lead. Arrieta had been solid in two starts for the Cubs since coming from Baltimore on July 2 as part of the trade for Scott Feldman, allowing one earned run in 13 innings, but struggled Wednesday. He went four innings and gave up six runs, including three in both the second and third innings. "I didnt do my job tonight," Arrieta said. "I had enough weapons to pitch deep into the game and get our team a win, and I wasnt able to do that tonight." The Cubs rallied in the fifth for five runs and seven hits, including six straight, to tie the game and chase Ohlendorf. Rizzo hit a towering drive into the right-field bleachers for his second homer of the night, cutting the Washington lead to 6-3. Starlin Castro reached on a fielders choice before Rizzos homer, which gave him his fourth multi-homer game of his career and the second of August, after hitting two against the Dodgers on Aug. 1. Ohlendorf allowed Junior Lake to single and was replaced by Roark (3-0), who gave up run-scoring singles to Donnie Murphy and Cole Gillespie, before Welington Castillos sacrifice fly to centre tied the game. Roark was charged with two runs in the fifth, but pitched 1 2-3 innings for the win. "We out-hit them (14-11), but obviously two three-run homers, you aint gonna win too many games with two three-run homers in one game," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. The second three-run homer didnt come until the seventh, and it came from somebody familiar to Sveum and the Cubs. With two outs in the seventh, Hairston lined a 1-2 pitch into the seats for his three-run homer and ninth of the season. Russell had gotten the first two outs of the inning before Harper doubled and Werth was intentionally walked. Since coming to Washington, Hairston had struggled, hitting .200 with no home runs in 19 games. For at least one at-bat, those struggles ended against his former team. "It feels really good," Hairston said. "In that situation I wanted to capitalize. Theres runners on and early in that at-bat my weight was shifting forward and I just wanted to make sure I stayed back and give myself the best opportunity to get a hit." NOTES: Washington SS Ian Desmonds back tightened up during batting practice, but he stayed in the game until the fifth when he was replaced by Anthony Rendon as part of a double switch. "He wasnt his usual self," Johnson said. ... Johnson said "there have been discussions" about giving INF Danny Espinosa a September call-up. Espinosa was sent to Triple-A Syracuse on a rehab assignment June 12 and optioned there on June 19 and is hitting .202 in 64 games. He hit .158 in 44 games for Washington. . To make room for Ohlendorf, the Nationals optioned LHP Ian Krol to Triple-A Syracuse. ... At 24, Rizzo became the second-youngest Cubs left-handed hitter to hit 20 home runs. Billy Williams has the mark, set in 1961. ... 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There are a couple of moments in Gary Rohans AFL career hell be happy never to re-live.The first, unsurprisingly, is the sickening leg injury suffered in 2012 that to this day remains a source of on-field anxiety.But equally torturous for the Sydney forward is the Swans 2014 grand-final loss.That 63-point mauling by Hawthorn was supposed to be his time, the chance so cruelly denied two years earlier by the compound fracture that forced him to watch from the sidelines as his team won the premiership.I remember the first bounce, then Hawthorn came out and hit us hard, Rohan recalled.Watching them getting their medals really hurt.Then I was in the rooms with the family.It was a very dark time.I dont want this feeling again so Ill be making the most of it not have that feeling again.Ten days ago he felt sure that dark place would swallow him back up when an injury scare against Adelaide threatened to yank another shot at that elusive flag out from under his feet.Rohan was stretchered from the SCG with a knee injury to the same leg he broke, convinced this season - and probably the next - was over.But the 25-year-old was cleared of structural damage and made a remarkable recovery to play in last weekends preliiminary-final win over Geelong.dddddddddddd thought I did something serious, he said.I was devastated and shattered that I might miss out for the rest of the season.A lot of it comes from upstairs. Ive got to stop thinking the worst straight away, but from that leg in 2012 its pretty hard not to.As soon as I got the (scan) result I was happy, then I had a couple of sleepless nights icing up before training on Wednesday.Now, four quarters away from a premiership, Rohan will line up against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG on Saturday.He acknowledges the heartbreak of 2014 was not entirely wasted as he took from it valuable lessons about controlling pre-game emotions.And hell do whatever it takes to ensure that this time, when he hugs his family afterwards, hell have a medal draped around his neck.Personally it would mean a lot, not just for me but for my family as well with what Ive been through, he said.Theyve been with me from when I got drafted and also the down days of my broken leg and all my injuries.So hopefully we come up with a win and pay them back for all the support. ' ' '