Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning for the second consecutive game, Max Kepler and J.T. Realmuto also went deep, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Wednesday night.
Nationals Phillies Baseball Washington Nationals left fielder James Wood, right, and shortstop CJ Abrams collide after Wood caught a fly out by Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Nationals Phillies Baseball Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams breaks his bat on a single against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Nationals Phillies Baseball Washington Nationals' Amed Rosario hits a run-scoring fielder's choice against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Nationals Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber, right, rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against Washington Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Nationals Phillies Baseball Washington Nationals' Jake Irvin pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Nationals Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber hits a three-run home run against Washington Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Nationals Phillies Baseball Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams cannot reach a single by Philadelphia Phillies' J.T. Realmuto during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Nationals Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Edmundo Sosa, right, reaches first past Washington Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe after a throwing error by third baseman José Tena during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning for the second consecutive game, Max Kepler and J.T. Realmuto also went deep, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Wednesday night.
Schwarber launched a three-run homer off Washington starter Jake Irvin. It was his ninth of the season, and it extended his league-leading on-base streak to 36 games, dating to last season.
Kepler hit his third homer of the season in the sixth inning against Irvin and Realmuto added a homer off Eduardo Salazar in the eighth. Bryson Stott and Nick Castellanos each had RBI singles for Philadelphia, which has won four straight.
Cristopher Sanchez (3-1) allowed two runs in five innings in his first appearance since leaving a start after just two innings last Tuesday at the New York Mets with forearm tightness.
Nathaniel Lowe had an RBI double for the Nationals. Irvin (2-1) allowed six runs on eight hits in six innings.
Before the game, the Nationals cut their batting practice short when a member of their staff experienced a medical incident on the field. The person was attended to by the medical staff of both teams and paramedics at the ballpark before being taken away on a stretcher.
The Nationals did not identify the individual, nor did they provide an update prior to the conclusion of the game.
Key moment
After yielding an RBI double to Lowe in his previous plate appearance, Sanchez struck him out with two men on base in the fifth inning to conclude his outing.
Key stat
Washington OF Dylan Crews has struck out 31 times this season, 13 of them in five games against the Phillies. He struck out three times on Wednesday.
Up next
RHP Brad Lord (0-3, 4.67 ERA) will pitch for the Nationals against RHP Taijuan Walker (1-2, 2.78) of the Phillies as the series concludes on Thursday.
