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Philadelphia Phillies @ Washington Nationals

2024-04-07 · Day game · Nationals Park · Att: 24765 · 59°F, cloudy · Wind 11 mph from LF · 2:31

Washington Nationals defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2. Philadelphia Phillies opened the scoring in the 2nd — Edmundo Sosa singles on a line drive to left fielder Jesse Winker. Whit Merrifield scores. Washington Nationals took the lead in the 3rd — Joey Meneses singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cristian Pache. Lane Thomas scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Edmundo Sosa homers (1) on a fly ball to center field — worth 14% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Miguel Cairo (C): Balls and strikes.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
WAS	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	8

W: MacKenzie Gore L: Cristopher Sanchez SV: Kyle Finnegan

Umpires — HP: Alfonso Marquez · 1B: Lance Barrett · 2B: Jonathan Parra · 3B: Roberto Ortiz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kyle Schwarber	3	0	1	0	1	0
Trea Turner	4	0	0	0	0	3
Bryce Harper	4	0	1	0	0	0
J. T. Realmuto	3	0	0	0	1	0
Alec Bohm	3	0	0	0	1	2
Nick Castellanos	3	0	0	0	0	1
Whit Merrifield	3	1	1	0	0	1
Edmundo Sosa	2	1	2	2	0	0
Cristian Pache	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bryson Stott	1	0	0	0	0	1
Brandon Marsh	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacob Young	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jesse Winker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lane Thomas	3	2	2	0	1	0
Joey Gallo	3	0	0	0	1	1
Joey Meneses	3	0	2	1	1	0
Riley Adams	3	0	0	1	0	1
Ildemaro Vargas	4	1	2	0	0	1
Trey Lipscomb	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Garcia	4	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cristopher Sanchez	4.1	6	3	1
Yunior Marte	1.2	0	1	1
Matt Strahm	1.0	1	0	1
Seranthony Dominguez	1.0	1	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
MacKenzie Gore	5.2	5	2	6
Jordan Weems	1.1	0	0	1
Hunter Harvey	1.0	0	0	2
Kyle Finnegan	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kyle Schwarber: 3/G3
Trea Turner: K
Bryce Harper: S4/G34
J. T. Realmuto: 6/L5D

Bot 1

Jacob Young: S8/L8
Jesse Winker: SB2
Jesse Winker: 63/G6
Lane Thomas: 8/L8
Joey Gallo: 8/L8+

Top 2

Alec Bohm: W
Nick Castellanos: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Whit Merrifield: S9/L9
Edmundo Sosa: SB2
Edmundo Sosa: S7/L7S.2-H
Cristian Pache: 9/F9

Bot 2

Joey Meneses: S8/G4M
Riley Adams: 54(1)/FO/G56S.B-1
Ildemaro Vargas: D8/L8XD+.1-3
Trey Lipscomb: FC/G56S.3XH(52);B-1
Luis Garcia: S7/G6.2-H;1-2
Jacob Young: W.2-3;1-2
Jesse Winker: 43/G4

Top 3

Kyle Schwarber: W
Trea Turner: K
Bryce Harper: 8/L8/DP.1X1(83)

Bot 3

Lane Thomas: W
Joey Gallo: SB2
Joey Gallo: 6/P56D
Joey Meneses: S8/G6M.2-H
Riley Adams: K
Ildemaro Vargas: 9/L9

Top 4

J. T. Realmuto: 53/G56
Alec Bohm: K
Nick Castellanos: K

Bot 4

Trey Lipscomb: 6/L6D
Luis Garcia: 53/G56
Jacob Young: 13/G1S

Top 5

Whit Merrifield: 8/F8S
Edmundo Sosa: HR/F78XD
Cristian Pache: K
Kyle Schwarber: S9/G34
Trea Turner: CS2(24)

Bot 5

Jesse Winker: 43/G34
Lane Thomas: S5/G56
Joey Gallo: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Joey Gallo: W
Joey Meneses: SB2
Joey Meneses: W
Riley Adams: 7/SF/L7D+.3-H
Ildemaro Vargas: WP.2-3;1-2
Ildemaro Vargas: K

Top 6

Trea Turner: K
Bryce Harper: 8/F78
J. T. Realmuto: 4/P34D

Bot 6

Trey Lipscomb: 43/G4
Luis Garcia: 7/F78D
Jacob Young: 3/P4S

Top 7

Alec Bohm: 3/G3
Nick Castellanos: 9/F89D
Whit Merrifield: K

Bot 7

Jesse Winker: 8/F8XD+
Lane Thomas: S7/L7S
Joey Gallo: SB2
Joey Gallo: K
Joey Meneses: 9/F9D

Top 8

Bryson Stott: K
Brandon Marsh: K
Kyle Schwarber: 3/G3

Bot 8

Riley Adams: 43/G4M
Ildemaro Vargas: S8/L89
Trey Lipscomb: 9/L9
Luis Garcia: 7/F7D

Top 9

Trea Turner: 7/F7LD+
Bryce Harper: 8/L8XD+
J. T. Realmuto: W
Alec Bohm: K

Notes & reviews

Nationals coach Miguel Cairo ejected by HP umpire Alfonso Marquez for arguing balls and strikes
Phillies challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld.

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