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Segura fouled out to first baseman Cabrera.

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Segura doubled to center, Harper scored, Realmuto scored, Gregorius scored.

Doubled to center, Harper scored, Realmuto scored, Gregorius scored.

Bohm hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Eaton, Segura scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Eaton, Segura scored.

Soto homered to left on a 0-1 count, Turner scored.

Homered to left on a 0-1 count, Turner scored.

Hoskins doubled to left, Bruce scored, Bohm scored.

Doubled to left, Bruce scored, Bohm scored.

Soto homered to center on a 1-2 count, Turner scored.

Homered to center on a 1-2 count, Turner scored.

Phillies first.  McCutchen lined out to right fielder Eaton.  Hoskins homered to left on a 2-0 count.  Harper struck out.  Realmuto grounded out, second baseman Lu.García to first baseman Thames.

Phillies second.  Gregorius struck out.  Segura grounded out, first baseman Thames unassisted.  Bruce homered to right on a 3-1 count.  Bohm grounded out, shortstop Turner to first baseman Thames.

Phillies fourth.  Harper walked on four pitches.  Realmuto was hit by a pitch, Harper to second.  Gregorius hit an infield single to shortstop, Harper to third, Realmuto to second.  Segura doubled to center, Harper scored, Realmuto scored, Gregorius scored.  Bruce grounded out, first baseman Thames to pitcher Fedde, Segura to third.  Bohm hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Eaton, Segura scored.  Quinn grounded out, pitcher Fedde to first baseman Thames.

Nationals fifth.  Taylor flied out to right fielder Bruce.  Turner singled to right.  Soto homered to left on a 0-1 count, Turner scored.  Kendrick grounded out, shortstop Gregorius to first baseman Hoskins.  Cabrera grounded out, first baseman Hoskins unassisted.

Nationals seventh.  Lu.García struck out.  Hembree pitching.  Taylor homered to left on a 1-0 count.  Turner homered to right on a 1-2 count.  Soto flied out to left fielder McCutchen.  Hunter pitching.  Kendrick grounded out, first baseman Hoskins unassisted.

Phillies seventh.  Suero pitching.  Bruce singled to left.  Bohm doubled to right, Bruce to third.  Quinn struck out.  McCutchen flied out to left fielder Soto.  Hoskins doubled to left, Bruce scored, Bohm scored.  Harper was intentionally walked.  Realmuto struck out.

Nationals ninth.  Haseley in as right fielder.  Workman pitching.  Holt pinch-hitting for Taylor.  Holt struck out.  Turner hit an infield single to shortstop.  Soto homered to center on a 1-2 count, Turner scored.  Kendrick grounded out, third baseman Bohm to first baseman Hoskins.  Cabrera struck out.

The Phillies won the first two games in the season series with the Nationals last week after Washington won 14 of 19 matchups in 2019. Philadelphia hasn't won its first three games against the Washington franchise in a season since winning the first five meetings in 2004 over the Montreal Expos.

Juan Soto leads MLB with a 1.189 OPS, recording a 1.310 OPS during innings 1-6 and a .769 OPS after the sixth inning. That drop in OPS from the first six innings to the seventh inning or later of .541 trails Philadelphia's Rhys Hoskins' decrease of .598 for the largest drop-off in the NL among batting qualifiers.

Rhys Hoskins' ratio of 5.21 PA/BB ranks third in the majors among qualifiers, while J.T. Realmuto's PA/BB ratio of 19.33 is sixth worst in the NL. The best PA/BB ratio by a Phillie in a season was Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt at 5.23 in 1983.

Washington collected 38 hits in its three-game series at Boston over the weekend, and is batting an MLB-best .312 on the road this season. The last team to finish a season with a .300 batting average on the road was the 1939 World Series champion Yankees, who hit .304 away from the Bronx.

The Phillies, meanwhile, have a 5.31 ERA in Philadelphia -- the majors' third-worst home ERA ahead of the Red Sox at 6.29 and Rockies at 6.56. The Phillies haven't finished a season with a higher home ERA since 1937 at 5.94.

Trea Turner has 45 hits, tied with David Fletcher and Fernando Tatis Jr. for second in MLB behind Charlie Blackmon's 46. Turner reached the 45-hit mark in 31 games and the only shortstop in Washington franchise history to reach 45 hits faster was Cristian Guzman in just 25 games in 2009.

HP - Whitson, 1B - Carlson, 2B - Hoye, 3B - Estabrook

The Philadelphia Phillies will open a crucial four-game homestand against the visiting Washington Nationals with a rookie right-hander on the mound.
Spencer Howard, one of the most prized prospects in the organization, will look to continue the Phillies' recent surge in his fourth start of the season.

Rookie Howard aims for growth as Phillies meet Nationals

PHILADELPHIA (AP)  Spencer Howard got a celebratory beer shower, wiped it off with baby powder and calmly talked about his first major league win like a guy who expects many more.
Howard threw five effective innings, Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 Monday night.

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Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies on August 31, 2020

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