Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Match Player Stats On Aug 08, 2023

Kyle Schwarber homered twice and drove in five runs to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Washington Nationals 8-4 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

Jake Cave added a home run, a single and two RBIs and Alec Bohm also went deep for the Phillies, who won their third game in a row.

Johan Rojas contributed two hits and two runs.

Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (9-5) tossed six innings and gave up seven hits and three runs with six strikeouts and no walks.

Lane Thomas hit a two-run home run and Keibert Ruiz added a homer, two singles and two RBIs for Washington.

Dominic Smith added three hits for the Nationals, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. CJ Abrams had two hits.

Nationals starter Trevor Williams (5-7) allowed eight hits and six runs with seven strikeouts and one walk in 4 2/3 innings.

The Nationals went ahead 1-0 in the second when Ruiz hit a solo home run to right.

Thomas ripped a two-run homer to left in the third for a 3-0 advantage. It was Thomas' 20th home run of the season.

The Phillies sliced the deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the third when Schwarber launched a two-run homer to right. Bohm followed with a solo shot to tie the game.

In the fourth, Schwarber added a three-run homer and the Phillies pulled ahead 6-3. Schwarber reached 30 homers for the third straight season.

Cave hit his two-run home run to center in the sixth for an 8-3 advantage.

Thomas crushed a line drive down the third base line in the seventh, but Bohm lunged and made a diving catch to deny a probable double.

Ruiz hit an RBI single to right to bring Washington within 8-4 in the eighth inning. Alex Call opened the ninth with a deep fly ball, but Rojas crashed against the fence in center and came away with a stellar catch.

--Field Level Media