Jesus Luzardo did not need much help. He got plenty anyway. The right-hander worked eight scoreless innings, and the Phillies backed him with a three-run third inning in a 5-0 win over the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| PHI | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Luzardo allowed just four hits and two walks across 8.0 innings, striking out seven on 98 pitches. He did not permit a run, and Philadelphia's bullpen needed only one inning to close it out, holding the Nationals scoreless the rest of the way. Luzardo improved to 10-5 on the season, carrying a 3.36 ERA.
The Phillies took the lead in the first when Arraez singled to center and Turner scored, with Harper advancing to second. Philadelphia broke the game open in the third: Arraez doubled to right to bring home Turner, Bohm followed with a sacrifice fly to center that scored Harper, and Marsh capped the inning with a double to right that plated Arraez, pushing the score to 0-4. Turner added an RBI single to right in the seventh, scoring Crawford for the final margin.
Carson Palmquist lasted just 0.1 innings for Washington, allowing one run on two hits with a walk before departing, and was charged with the loss, falling to 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA. Zack Littell followed and gave up four runs on seven hits over 6.2 innings. The Nationals' offense could not solve Luzardo, managing only five hits as a team and never threatening to score.
Turner finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI, while Arraez went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, though not in a Phillies uniform this night — his double in the third moved him within reach of a career milestone, sitting at 193 doubles, 200 away from the 200 threshold. Philadelphia extended its winning streak to four games, improving to 61-53, while Washington dropped to 55-60 with its losing streak reaching seven.