Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Match Player Stats On Sep 07, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 7, 2017

WASHINGTON -- Trea Turner keyed a sixth-inning rally with a two-run single, and Tanner Roark won for the third time in four starts as the Washington Nationals stormed back to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Thursday.

The first-place Nationals (86-54) earned their fourth win in a row. The Phillies (53-87) had won four of the previous six games in Washington but had not played the Nationals since May.

Matt Wieters hit an RBI double to chase Phillies starter Aaron Nola in the sixth and cut the Nationals' deficit to 3-2. Three batters later, Turner hit a two-run single up the middle off reliever Adam Morgan (3-2) with the bases loaded to give Washington the lead.

Roark (12-9) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings with six strikeouts and one walk. Washington relievers Brandon Kintzler and Ryan Madson each pitched a scoreless inning before Sean Doolittle worked a perfect ninth for his 16th save with the Nationals.

Adam Lind was 2-for-3 for Washington, as was the Phillies' Odubel Herrera.

Nola gave up three runs (two earned) with eight strikeouts and two walks in 5 1/3 innings. Morgan allowed two hits and one run in 1 2/3 innings.

The Nationals took a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI single by Alejandro De Aza.

The Phillies responded in the third as Jorge Alfaro led off with a solo homer to make it 1-1. It was just the second homer in 75 career at-bats for Alfaro, who was hitting in the No. 8 hole in front of Nola.

Tommy Joseph hit another solo homer for the Phillies, giving his team a 2-1 lead in the fourth as his 21st long ball down the left field line was just fair and about two rows deep.

Freddy Galvis gave Philadelphia a 3-1 edge with an RBI single in the fifth.

Nola got out a jam in the fifth when Ryan Zimmerman grounded into a double play to end the threat.

Herrera extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a double in the third that Lind, normally a first baseman, nearly caught. It is the longest hitting streak in the majors this year.

NOTES: The Nationals called up top prospect and OF Victor Robles from Double-A Harrisburg and he flied out in his first major league at-bat in the seventh. Washington also recalled OFs Andrew Stevenson and Rafael Bautista from Triple-A Syracuse. The Nationals moved RHP Erick Fedde (right forearm flexor strain) to the 60-day disabled list. ... Phillies RHP Jake Thompson (1-1, 4.50) is slated to face Washington RHP Max Scherzer (13-5, 2.19) on Friday. ... Philadelphia INF J.P. Crawford played in his third major league game, again at third base. Phillies 3B Maikel Franco was not in the starting lineup, but manager Pete Mackanin said he expects Franco will start Saturday. Franco struck out as a pinch hitter Thursday.