CINCINNATI (AP) _ At the end of a frustrating performance, Edinson Volquez looked up at the scoreboard, saw the news and started celebrating with teammates in the Cincinnati Reds dugout.

He was headed to Yankee Stadium.

Volquez lasted six innings Sunday to get the victory on the day he was picked for his first All-Star game, the Reds' lone representative after right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. faded out of the picture in the final voting. He got the news when he was lifted for a pinch hitter during a 6-5 victory over the Washington Nationals.

"Everybody has dreams," said Volquez, who came to the Reds last December in the trade for outfielder Josh Hamilton, an AL All-Star. "A lot of pitchers want to win the Cy Young or go to the All-Star game. This is one of mine."

Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer that started Cincinnati's comeback, and the Reds held on to complete a four-game sweep against a team that had trouble scoring all series.

Volquez (11-3) was a little off with his control, but repeatedly pitched out of threats in six innings against the NL's worst offensive team. The Nationals are last in batting average, hits and runs.

"We should have won the game," Nationals manager Manny Acta said, with an edge to his tone. "We caught Volquez on one of his bad days. We should have scored eight runs against him."

It turned into just another bad day for the Nationals, who have lost 11 of 15.