PHILADELPHIA — Alec Bohm homered twice and tied his profession excessive with six RBIs, and the Philadelphia Phillies scored their most runs in 5 years in a 19-4 rout of the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
Kyle Schwarber had a grand slam, and Nick Castellanos homered, singled and doubled with three RBIs for the Phillies, who scored their most runs since beating Miami 20-1 on April 7, 2018. Philadelphia had 18 hits, together with 4 by Bohm, who matched his profession finest.
“Days like today where everybody’s swinging the bat well, a lot of smiles in the dugout,” Bohm stated.
Defending NL champion Philadelphia has received six of eight and 12 of 16.
“Everybody swung the bat well,” supervisor Rob Thomson stated.
Zack Wheeler (7-4) received his fourth straight determination, giving up 4 runs and 7 hits in 5 innings.
PHOTOS: Bohm has 6 RBIs as Phillies rating most runs in 5 years with 19-4 rout of Nationals
“It’s nice,” Wheeler stated of the runs, “especially when you’re out on the mound.”
Bryce Harper doubled, had two hits and drove in two runs, and J.T. Realmuto additionally had two RBIs.
“It’s a product of us not giving away pitches, us being locked in,” Castellanos stated.
MacKenzie Gore (4-7) allowed seven runs, six hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings, his ERA climbing to 4.48. Amos Willingham, Joe La Sorsa and Thaddeus Ward gave up 4 runs every.
Dominic Smith hit a go-ahead homer for Washington within the second, however the Phillies scored six within the third, 4 within the fourth and eight within the fifth to take an 18-4 lead.
“We have to forget about this one,” Washington supervisor Dave Martinez stated. “Come back tomorrow and go 1-0.”
Bohm hit a tying single within the second, a two-run homer within the third, one other two-run homer within the fourth towards Willingham and an RBI single within the fifth.
Castellanos additionally hit a two-run homer within the fourth off Willingham and Schwarber related off Ward within the fifth for his sixth profession slam.
STAR WATCH
Castellanos was changed in proper discipline within the sixth inning and didn’t have an opportunity to bat for the cycle. He raised his common to .314 with 11 residence runs and 52 RBIs in 80 video games after batting .263 with 13 homers and 62 RBIs in 136 video games final season.
HARPER WATCH
Harper doubled to the wall in left, had an RBI groundout and a run-scoring single. The Phillies slugger is getting nearer to returning to the sector after offseason surgical procedure on his proper, throwing elbow. The two-time NL MVP has been figuring out at first base for a lot of the season and hypothesis has been that his arm is getting nearer to permitting him to play there. Manager Rob Thomson stated previous to the sport that Harper is not going to play first base till after the All-Star break.
UP NEXT
Phillies LHP Ranger Suárez (2-2, 3.18) opposes Nationals RHP Trevor Williams (4-4, 4.28) in Sunday’s collection finale.
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