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04/30 20:22 CDT Schwarber's 3-run homer paces Phillies to 4th straight win, 7-2
over Nationals
Schwarber's 3-run homer paces Phillies to 4th straight win, 7-2 over Nationals
By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning for the second
consecutive game, Max Kepler and J.T. Realmuto also went deep, and the
Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Wednesday night.
Schwarber launched a three-run homer off Washington starter Jake Irvin. It was
his ninth of the season, and it extended his league-leading on-base streak to
36 games, dating to last season.
Kepler hit his third homer of the season in the sixth inning against Irvin and
Realmuto added a homer off Eduardo Salazar in the eighth. Bryson Stott and Nick
Castellanos each had RBI singles for Philadelphia, which has won four straight.
Cristopher Sanchez (3-1) allowed two runs in five innings in his first
appearance since leaving a start after just two innings last Tuesday at the New
York Mets with forearm tightness.
Nathaniel Lowe had an RBI double for the Nationals. Irvin (2-1) allowed six
runs on eight hits in six innings.
Before the game, the Nationals cut their batting practice short when a member
of their staff experienced a medical incident on the field. The person was
attended to by the medical staff of both teams and paramedics at the ballpark
before being taken away on a stretcher.
The Nationals did not identify the individual, nor did they provide an update
prior to the conclusion of the game.
Key moment
After yielding an RBI double to Lowe in his previous plate appearance, Sanchez
struck him out with two men on base in the fifth inning to conclude his outing.
Key stat
Washington OF Dylan Crews has struck out 31 times this season, 13 of them in
five games against the Phillies. He struck out three times on Wednesday.
Up next
RHP Brad Lord (0-3, 4.67 ERA) will pitch for the Nationals against RHP Taijuan
Walker (1-2, 2.78) of the Phillies as the series concludes on Thursday.
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