Moises Gomez smacked a three-run home run to cap a 12-run eighth inning as the host Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Atlanta Braves 16-5 on Sunday afternoon in Port Charlotte, Fla. The Rays entered the bottom of the eighth trailing 5-4 but used a combination of eight hits, four walks and two wild pitches to punctuate a 16-hit attack in the comeback win. Gomez also doubled in going 2-for-3, while Chris Betts, Kevin Kiermaier, Joseph Odom and Wander Franco also had a pair of hits apiece -- with Betts and Odom each contributing three RBIs. Freddie Freeman hit his first homer of spring training and Alex Jackson also went deep for the Braves. Nationals 11, Cardinals 3 Washington broke open a tie game by exploding for eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning in routing visiting St. Louis at West Palm Beach, Fla. Hernan Perez, Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber all delivered run-scoring doubles in the frame, which included eight hits, a walk and a hit batter. Tommy Edman had a pair of hits for the Cardinals.