Yepez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees.
Yepez took Nestor Cortes deep in the seventh inning for his fifth homer of the campaign. Yepez has now hit two home runs in his last four games, after getting three in his previous 39 games this season. The 26-year-old has found regular playing time with the Nationals since being called up in the beginning of July, and he's slashing .284/.331/.451 thus far.