CHICAGO — Their manager quit, and their interim skipper was ejected in his first game in the new role.

The Washington Nationals keep winning anyway, and help could be on the way. General manager Mike Rizzo has talked to veteran Davey Johnson about replacing Jim Riggleman, who resigned Thursday.

Interim manager John McLaren was thrown out in the eighth inning Friday night, but the Nationals still went on to a 9-5 win over the Chicago White Sox in 14 innings for their 12th victory in their last 13 games.

McLaren said he would run the team again on Saturday.