MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
09/09/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2758 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (75-71) 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 9 17 1
Philadelphia Phillies (67-79) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 7 1
Washington Wins, 9-4
Washington Nationals starter Anibal Sanchez was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-4. Washington reliever Anibal Sanchez got the win, raising his record to 8-6. Zack Wheeler was tagged with the loss. The second-place Nationals have won 5 in a row.

Washington relied on the hitting of Victor Robles to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a run-scoring single in the top of the second inning to put the Nationals on top, 2-0. For the game, Robles had 1 home run and 1 single in 6 at-bats.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Max Bultman said.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Robles CF 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 .315 13 83
A. Eaton RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .295 14 63
J. Soto LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .298 30 110
E. Thames 1B 5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .243 34 91
S. Castro 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .291 20 57
H. Kendrick 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .366 19 57
T. Turner SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .297 20 93
R. Elias P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
   A. Sanchez P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   c-M. Taylor PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 4 17
   J. Bourque P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   W. Harris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Doolittle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   d-A. Cabrera PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 17 66
   D. Hudson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Y. Gomes C 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .240 19 47
   a-R. Zimmerman PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 25
   b-K. Suzuki C 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .285 13 56
Totals 44 9 17 7 2 11 16      
a - R. Zimmerman pinch ran for Y. Gomes in the 5th
b - K. Suzuki substituted for R. Zimmerman in the 5th
c - M. Taylor pinch hit for A. Sanchez in the 8th
d - A. Cabrera pinch hit for S. Doolittle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Turner (30, 2nd Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out) S. Castro (17, 9th Inning off C. Sedlock, 0 on, 1 out) H. Kendrick (29, 7th Inning off O. Drake, 1 on, 2 outs) Y. Gomes (16, 5th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Thames (12, 1st Inning off Z. Wheeler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Robles (13, 7th Inning off J. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out) E. Thames (34, 7th Inning off O. Drake, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Turner 3 , V. Robles 5 , A. Eaton 2 , S. Castro 3 , J. Soto , H. Kendrick 3 , Y. Gomes 2 , E. Thames 6 , K. Suzuki 2 , M. Taylor
2-out RBI: V. Robles , E. Thames 2 , K. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Turner , V. Robles , A. Eaton , S. Castro , E. Thames
GIDP: V. Robles
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: S. Castro (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .274 20 58
R. Quinn RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .225 4 23
R. Hoskins 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .210 34 71
A. Bohm 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .212 7 15
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .261 3 13
S. Kingery SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .226 17 65
A. Knapp C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .162 1 4
N. Walker 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .267 2 11
Z. Wheeler P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .158 1 7
   J. Alvarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Drake P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Odor PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .338 13 36
   J. Arrieta P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 3 6
   b-B. Harper PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 43 105
   C. Sedlock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Russ P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 4 5 5 16      
a - R. Odor pinch hit for O. Drake in the 7th
b - B. Harper pinch hit for J. Arrieta in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Kingery (28, 5th Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Walker (6, 8th Inning off W. Harris, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Wheeler , A. Bohm 2 , S. Kingery 2 , N. Walker 3 , A. McCutchen
2-out RBI: Z. Wheeler , N. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Quinn , K. Kiermaier , A. McCutchen 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Quinn (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Kingery-Hoskins)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Elias 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 11 7.25   
A. Sanchez W (8-6) 5.1 5 1 1 1 3 0 84 54 6.40   
J. Bourque 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 0 14 6 9.13   
W. Harris 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 16 6 6.97   
S. Doolittle H (19) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 4.58   
D. Hudson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 6.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Elias 50
Batters Faced: R. Elias 5, A. Sanchez 23, J. Bourque 3, W. Harris 5, S. Doolittle 1, D. Hudson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Elias 2-2, A. Sanchez 7-6, J. Bourque 0-0, W. Harris 0-2, S. Doolittle 0-1, D. Hudson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Elias 20-11, A. Sanchez 84-54, J. Bourque 14-6, W. Harris 16-6, S. Doolittle 7-4, D. Hudson 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Harris 2-2 , S. Doolittle 3-0
WP: A. Sanchez , J. Bourque
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Wheeler L (12-12) 6.0 6 3 2 1 8 0 105 67 3.18   
J. Alvarez 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 17 12 4.95   
O. Drake 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 12 9 4.50   
J. Arrieta 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 16 11 6.33   
C. Sedlock 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 17 9 9.64   
A. Russ 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 57
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 26, J. Alvarez 3, O. Drake 5, J. Arrieta 5, C. Sedlock 5, A. Russ 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 4-6, J. Alvarez 1-0, O. Drake 0-0, J. Arrieta 1-0, C. Sedlock 1-1, A. Russ 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 105-67, J. Alvarez 17-12, O. Drake 12-9, J. Arrieta 16-11, C. Sedlock 17-9, A. Russ 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Drake 1-1 , A. Russ 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Anibal Sanchez
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 22393
Special Notes: C Yan Gomes was injured while running the bases. SP Cody Sedlock was injured while pitching.
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