PHILLADELPHIA (AP) — ALEC BOhm homered and drove in five runs, bryce harper doubled and had two RBIs and the philladephia phiiies swept their sixth series of the season with a 11-5 victory over the washington nationals on Sunday.
kody cleamens had a pair of doubles and two RBIs for Philadelphia (34-14), which has the most wins in the majors. The Phillies tied their franchise record for the best start in the first 48 games, matching the 1976 and 1993 clubs
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The Phillies have won or tied each of the last 14 series, and they matched their season best from last season of 20 games over .500.
“Obviously a cool little landmark,” Bohm said. “But we also understand it’s a long year, and we’re looking to play our best baseball down the stretch.”
Bohm said continuing to stack victories is key: “You do that all year long and you’re going to be happy at the end of the year.”
Jesse Winker and Eddie Rosario homered for the Nationals, who ended an 11-day, nine-game road trip by losing their fifth straight and seventh in their last eight games, including the last three to Philadephia philles
“We’ve got to keep our heads up,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “We have to keep going.”
Aaron Nola (6-2) allowed two earned runs on two hits with five strikeouts and three walks in seven innings. It was Nola’s 100th quality start since the beginning of 2018. He was coming off his fourth major league shutout.
“It’s crucial for starting pitchers to want to go deep in games,” Nola said. “That’s the biggest thing, the want.”
The Phillies went ahead with four runs in the fifth off Trevor Williams and two relievers. Williams was lifted after a one-out walk to Kyle Schwarber, and the Phillies loaded the bases off Jacob Barnes (2-1) when Bryson Stott walked and Harper singled. Bohm’s second sacrifice fly of the day tied the game at 3.