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
