Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals
Final
Recap
Mid-September is a time when teams that have already been eliminated from the playoffs can play spoiler against postseason contenders. Such is the case in the Nationals' two-game divisional matchup this week against the National League Wild Card-hunting Phillies. Still, Nationals first-year manager Blake Butera doesn’t take that perspective. “We haven't really looked at it that way,” Butera said. “It's more about just playing really good baseball. I think what we're looking to do is to kind of pile on what we did this past weekend \[in a sweep against the Angels\
Team stats
5Hits9
1Home runs2
3Walks2
5Strikeouts8
0Stolen bases0
118Pitches thrown142
8Pitching strikeouts5
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Stott3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan De La CruzLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alec Bohm1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Arraez2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trea TurnerSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle SchwarberDH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryce HarperRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek HillCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.T. RealmutoC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan BowlanP | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chase ShugartP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cristopher SanchezP | 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |