MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
09/10/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2768 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (76-71) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 10 2
Philadelphia Phillies (67-80) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 0
Nationals Win Streak Now at 6
The Washington Nationals topped the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 5-3. Leading the way was left fielder Juan Soto. Soto went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Nationals. Joe Jimenez notched his 4th save in 5 chances. The second-place Nationals have won 6 straight games.

Soto had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 2-1 fastball from Zach Eflin, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Nationals a 3-1 lead. It was the 31st home run of the year for Soto.

Soto said his team "played with determination."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Robles CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .315 13 83
A. Eaton RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .296 14 63
J. Soto LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .300 31 113
E. Thames 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .243 35 92
   W. Suero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Elias P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   b-A. Cabrera SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 17 66
S. Castro 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 20 57
H. Kendrick 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .366 19 57
K. Suzuki C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .285 14 57
M. Scherzer P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .077 0 1
   a-R. Zimmerman 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 4 25
T. Turner SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .295 20 93
   J. Jimenez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5 1 9 12      
a - R. Zimmerman substituted for M. Scherzer in the 8th
b - A. Cabrera substituted for R. Elias in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Thames (35, 6th Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Soto (31, 6th Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 0 outs) K. Suzuki (14, 6th Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Scherzer , V. Robles , A. Eaton 2 , E. Thames 4 , S. Castro , J. Soto 5 , H. Kendrick , K. Suzuki 4
2-out RBI: J. Soto , K. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Turner , E. Thames
GIDP: S. Castro
Hit by Pitch: V. Robles , H. Kendrick
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Castro (5) , K. Suzuki (8)
OF assists: 1 (Soto (Eflin at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .275 20 59
J. Realmuto C 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 26 84
B. Harper RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288 43 105
R. Hoskins 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .211 34 71
R. Odor 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .331 13 36
S. Kingery SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .226 17 65
N. Walker 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .269 2 11
R. Quinn CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .221 4 23
Z. Eflin P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .122 0 3
   R. McClain P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Kiermaier PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266 4 14
   C. Sedlock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Arrieta P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 3 6
   b-A. Bohm PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 7 15
Totals 34 3 7 3 4 9 11      
a - K. Kiermaier pinch hit for R. McClain in the 7th
b - A. Bohm pinch hit for J. Arrieta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Eflin (1, 2nd Inning off M. Scherzer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kiermaier (4, 7th Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins , Z. Eflin 2 , S. Kingery , N. Walker , A. McCutchen 2 , K. Kiermaier 4
2-out RBI: Z. Eflin , A. McCutchen , K. Kiermaier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Odor , S. Kingery
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (12) , N. Walker (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kingery-Odor-Hoskins)
OF assists: 1 (Harper (Castro at 2nd base))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Scherzer W (11-5) 7.0 5 2 2 2 7 1 111 72 3.04   
W. Suero H (25) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 8 7.08   
R. Elias H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 5 7.22   
J. Jimenez SV (4) 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 14 9 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 64
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 28, W. Suero 3, R. Elias 2, J. Jimenez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 5-8, W. Suero 0-1, R. Elias 1-0, J. Jimenez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 111-72, W. Suero 14-8, R. Elias 11-5, J. Jimenez 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Elias 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Eflin L (8-10) 6.0 10 5 5 0 5 3 94 63 4.48   
R. McClain 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 7 4.19   
C. Sedlock 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 11 7.50   
J. Arrieta 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 37
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 26, R. McClain 3, C. Sedlock 5, J. Arrieta 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 6-4, R. McClain 1-0, C. Sedlock 1-1, J. Arrieta 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 94-63, R. McClain 8-7, C. Sedlock 18-11, J. Arrieta 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Arrieta 1-0
WP: J. Arrieta
Hit Batsmen: Z. Eflin , C. Sedlock
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Soto
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 20223
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