MLB

Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals

· Major League Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies
2-1, 2-1 Away
Final
1 - 5
Washington Nationals
1-2, 1-2 Home

Josh Bell and Nathaniel Lowe homer as Nationals beat Phillies 5-1 to avoid a sweep

Josh Bell drills a 3-run homer to open up the scoring

Bell, who was 0 for 9 to begin his second stint with Washington, ripped an Aaron Nola fastball into the center-field seats for a three-run homer in the fourth inning. Lowe ended Nola’s day with a two-run shot to center in the sixth.

Washington starter Mitchell Parker (1-0) put two runners on in each of the first three innings but escaped trouble each time. He pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing seven hits and striking out five.

Kyle Finnegan entered with the bases loaded and none out in the ninth, allowing an RBI grounder before retiring the next two batters for his first save.

Nola (0-1) allowed five runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings while striking out eight.

Paul DeJong had three hits for Washington. Rookie Dylan Crews struck out in all three of his plate appearances a day after going 0 for 5 with five strikeouts. He is 0 for 11 this season.

Catcher J.T. Realmuto (bruised foot) and shortstop Trea Turner (back spasms) did not play for the Phillies. Realmuto fouled a ball off himself Saturday and left in the seventh, while Turner missed his second game in a row.

Key moment Jose A. Ferrer inherited two runners from Parker in the seventh and hit Kyle Schwarber to load the bases. A pitch after a visit from pitching coach Jim Hickey, Ferrer induced Alec Bohm’s inning-ending double play to end the threat.

Key stat Including MacKenzie Gore's six shutout innings in the opener and Jake Irvin's two-run, five-inning performance Saturday, Washington starters posted a 1.03 ERA in the opening series.

Up next LHP Cristopher Sánchez (11-9, 3.32 in 2024) starts Philadelphia’s home opener Monday against Colorado.

Washington begins a three-game series at Toronto on Monday night, when RHP Michael Soroka (0-10, 4.74 ERA in 2024) makes his Nationals debut.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Bohm lined out to second.
9th Inning Schwarber struck out swinging.
9th Inning Marchán grounded into fielder's choice to second, Sosa scored, Clemens out at second, Marsh to third.
9th Inning Finnegan relieved Lord
9th Inning Clemens walked, Marsh to second, Sosa to third.
9th Inning Clemens hit for Rojas

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 1
11 Ground Balls 7
6 Strikeouts 11
1 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 1
8 Hits 9
0 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 5
2 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 31
0 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
21 Runners Left On Base 8
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 4
16 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
125 Pitches 132
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
8 Total Bases 19
38 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
0 Extra Base Hits 6
2.6 Runs Created 5.9
.242 Batting Average .290
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.242 Slugging Percentage .613
.121 Secondary Average .323
.342 On Base Percentage .313
.585 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .925
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
2.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.9
12.0 Batter Rating 43.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 15.5
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.29 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.00
.000 Isolated Power .323
0.67 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.105 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
-.121 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .032
2.0 Runs Produced 10.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
70.5 MLB Rating 89.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 28,075 | Capacity:

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia - 1 W2 0.8 4
Miami 1 3 L1 0.5714286 4
New York 1.5 3 W1 0.5 3
Washington 3.5 5 L3 0.16666667 1
Atlanta 5 7 L7 0 0
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