MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
09/11/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2493 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (88-58) 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
Philadelphia Phillies (83-61) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Nationals Solve Phillies, 6-2
Washington Nationals starter Corey Kluber turned in a top-notch performance against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The result was a win for the Nationals, 6-2. Kluber got the win, improving to 15-6. He allowed 6 hits and walked 2 over 7.1 innings. Kluber allowed 2 earned runs. The first-place Nationals, at 88-58, now lead their division by 4 games.

The Nationals got a big at-bat from center fielder Aaron Hicks. For the game, Hicks was 2-4 with 2 singles. In the top of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 147th hit of the season gave Washington a 2-1 lead.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Kluber said.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Taylor SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .271 8 58
A. Hicks CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .282 29 77
M. Ozuna RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .292 34 103
S. Pearce 1B 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .255 8 33
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 28 97
A. Benintendi LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .337 31 98
J. Panik 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 7 48
C. Kluber P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .095 0 4
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-T. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 1 4
   D. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Flowers C 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .326 12 47
Totals 35 6 9 6 1 5 5      
a - T. White pinch hit for J. Soria in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (28, 3rd Inning off H. Ryu, 1 on, 1 out) T. Flowers (18, 3rd Inning off H. Ryu, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Pearce (8, 5th Inning off H. Ryu, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Pearce 4 , C. Taylor 3 , M. Ozuna 2 , T. Flowers 3 , A. Hicks 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ozuna
GIDP: S. Pearce
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Hicks (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeShields Jr. CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .243 6 35
J. Harrison 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250 2 7
G. Stanton LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 43 78
J. Bour 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 35 84
T. Frazier 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .271 39 83
R. Martin C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .310 9 17
D. Span RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .253 1 4
K. Marte SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .311 2 16
H. Ryu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Martin PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296 19 55
   J. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   A. Claudio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Cecchini PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
   B. Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Jansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   c-J. Aguilar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 7 16
Totals 32 2 7 2 3 9 16      
a - L. Martin pinch hit for H. Ryu in the 5th
b - G. Cecchini pinch hit for A. Claudio in the 7th
c - J. Aguilar pinch hit for K. Jansen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Martin (6, 6th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Harrison (4, 8th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 0 outs) D. DeShields Jr. (16, 5th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Martin (19, 5th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Martin 2 , K. Marte , J. Harrison 3 , D. DeShields Jr. 2 , T. Frazier , L. Martin 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Span , D. DeShields Jr. , G. Stanton , T. Frazier , J. Aguilar
Sac Bunt: H. Ryu
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marte-Harrison-Bour)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kluber W (15-6) 7.1 6 2 2 2 9 1 118 76 3.44   
J. Soria 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 3.00   
D. Robertson 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 12 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 65
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 29, J. Soria 2, D. Robertson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 8-4, J. Soria 1-1, D. Robertson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 118-76, J. Soria 8-4, D. Robertson 20-12
WP: D. Robertson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Ryu L (0-2) 5.0 9 6 6 1 2 1 84 48 10.97   
J. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 5.73   
A. Claudio 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 1.94   
B. Shaw 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 9 3.46   
K. Jansen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ryu 26
Batters Faced: H. Ryu 24, J. Smith 3, A. Claudio 3, B. Shaw 3, K. Jansen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ryu 5-7, J. Smith 0-2, A. Claudio 2-1, B. Shaw 1-1, K. Jansen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ryu 84-48, J. Smith 13-9, A. Claudio 9-4, B. Shaw 9-9, K. Jansen 6-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corey Kluber
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 39813
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