For Nationals skipper Dusty Baker, it was just a bad dream that wouldn't end.
Howie Kendrick hit a bases-loaded triple while Philadelphia scored 12 runs for the biggest first inning in team history, and Philadelphia routed Washington 17-3.
Philadelphia piled up nine hits and four walks off Jeremy Guthrie (0-1) and Enny Romero in the first. The Phillies didn't hit any homers in the inning, but did have three doubles. Maikel Franco, Michael Saunders and Tommy Joseph each had two RBI while Washington set a team mark for runs allowed in an inning.
"It's one of those games that you love to be on our side," Mackanin said. "It was fun. You get a game like that, you have to enjoy it."
The Nationals' previous worst inning was a 10-spot by the Milwaukee Brewers on April 18, 2010.
"It was like a nightmare out there," Baker said. "That's the most runs starting out a game that I can ever remember. That was a real bad loss."
Kendrick had three hits and four RBI for the game, Saunders had three hits and two RBI and Cameron Rupp homered and drove in three.
"You always want to be the team doing that," Kendrick said. "You just cherish it."
Phillies starter Aaron Nola (1-0) pitched six solid innings, allowing three runs, seven hits and two walks while striking out seven. The right-hander was 1-5 with a 9.82 ERA in his final eight starts last season before being shut down with a right elbow strain in August. A rough spring training didn't ease concerns about the 2014 first-round pick, but Saturday's outing likely did.
Nola had plenty of room for error after Philadelphia nearly matched the franchise mark for runs in an inning, set with 13 in the fourth at Cincinnati in 2003.
"I couldn't ask for better run support," he said. "I told myself I have to lock it in right now."
Guthrie turned 38 on Saturday and was pitching in the majors for the first time since 2015. He was lifted after Odubel Herrera's RBI infield single made it 9-0. His final line wasn't pretty: 10 runs, six hits and four walks in two-thirds of an inning.
Andres Blanco also homered for Philadelphia, which snapped a seven-game home losing streak to the Nationals while winning for just the second time in the last 15 overall against Washington.
Saunders was a homer shy of the cycle.
The Nats put their first two batters on base in the first, and then Murphy laced a one-out single to right, but third base coach Bob Henley held Trea Turner to load the bases for Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman grounded sharply to third, and Franco made a strong play to step on the bag and fire to first base for a 5-3, inning-ending double play.
HOT START
Washington's Daniel Murphy had three hits and two doubles to raise his average to .524. He has at least two hits in all five games. Murphy is coming off a memorable 2016 season in which he hit .347 with 25 homers and 104 RBI in his first year with the Nationals.
CLEAN START
The Phillies haven't made an error in their five games to start the season. They turned in a pair of defensive gems on Saturday with second baseman Cesar Hernandez's putout of Zimmerman's fourth-inning grounder and Blanco's seventh-inning diving grab of Matt Wieters' liner.
Washington committed a pair of errors, marking its first defensive miscues of the season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: Turner injured his hamstring when he made a quick stop after originally heading home on Murphy's single to right in the first. Baker said he didn't think the injury was that bad and expected Turner to miss only a couple of days.
UP NEXT
Nationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg (1-0, 2.57) is coming off seven strong innings against Miami in his first start this season.
Phillies: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (1-0, 1.80) allowed a run over five innings last time out at Cincinnati.
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Washington Nationals
Howie Kendrick hit a bases-loaded triple while Philadelphia scored 12 runs for the biggest first inning in team history, and Philadelphia routed Washington 17-3.
Philadelphia piled up nine hits and four walks off Jeremy Guthrie (0-1) and Enny Romero in the first. The Phillies didn't hit any homers in the inning, but did have three doubles. Maikel Franco, Michael Saunders and Tommy Joseph each had two RBI while Washington set a team mark for runs allowed in an inning.
"It's one of those games that you love to be on our side," Mackanin said. "It was fun. You get a game like that, you have to enjoy it."
The Nationals' previous worst inning was a 10-spot by the Milwaukee Brewers on April 18, 2010.
"It was like a nightmare out there," Baker said. "That's the most runs starting out a game that I can ever remember. That was a real bad loss."
Kendrick had three hits and four RBI for the game, Saunders had three hits and two RBI and Cameron Rupp homered and drove in three.
"You always want to be the team doing that," Kendrick said. "You just cherish it."
Phillies starter Aaron Nola (1-0) pitched six solid innings, allowing three runs, seven hits and two walks while striking out seven. The right-hander was 1-5 with a 9.82 ERA in his final eight starts last season before being shut down with a right elbow strain in August. A rough spring training didn't ease concerns about the 2014 first-round pick, but Saturday's outing likely did.
Nola had plenty of room for error after Philadelphia nearly matched the franchise mark for runs in an inning, set with 13 in the fourth at Cincinnati in 2003.
"I couldn't ask for better run support," he said. "I told myself I have to lock it in right now."
Guthrie turned 38 on Saturday and was pitching in the majors for the first time since 2015. He was lifted after Odubel Herrera's RBI infield single made it 9-0. His final line wasn't pretty: 10 runs, six hits and four walks in two-thirds of an inning.
Andres Blanco also homered for Philadelphia, which snapped a seven-game home losing streak to the Nationals while winning for just the second time in the last 15 overall against Washington.
Saunders was a homer shy of the cycle.
The Nats put their first two batters on base in the first, and then Murphy laced a one-out single to right, but third base coach Bob Henley held Trea Turner to load the bases for Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman grounded sharply to third, and Franco made a strong play to step on the bag and fire to first base for a 5-3, inning-ending double play.
HOT START
Washington's Daniel Murphy had three hits and two doubles to raise his average to .524. He has at least two hits in all five games. Murphy is coming off a memorable 2016 season in which he hit .347 with 25 homers and 104 RBI in his first year with the Nationals.
CLEAN START
The Phillies haven't made an error in their five games to start the season. They turned in a pair of defensive gems on Saturday with second baseman Cesar Hernandez's putout of Zimmerman's fourth-inning grounder and Blanco's seventh-inning diving grab of Matt Wieters' liner.
Washington committed a pair of errors, marking its first defensive miscues of the season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: Turner injured his hamstring when he made a quick stop after originally heading home on Murphy's single to right in the first. Baker said he didn't think the injury was that bad and expected Turner to miss only a couple of days.
UP NEXT
Nationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg (1-0, 2.57) is coming off seven strong innings against Miami in his first start this season.
Phillies: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (1-0, 1.80) allowed a run over five innings last time out at Cincinnati.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Washington - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | WSH | PHI |
| Turner reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Turner stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Eaton walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Murphy singled to right, Turner to third, Eaton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Difo ran for Turner. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Guthrie pitching for Washington | WSH | PHI |
| Difo at shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick singled to right, Hernández to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Herrera walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Franco hit sacrifice fly to right, Hernández scored, Kendrick to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Saunders singled to right, Kendrick scored, Herrera to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Joseph singled to center, Herrera scored, Saunders to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Rupp walked, Joseph to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Galvis hit sacrifice fly to center, Saunders scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Nola walked, Joseph to third, Rupp to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Hernández walked, Joseph scored, Rupp to third, Nola to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Kendrick tripled to deep right center, Rupp, Nola and Hernández scored. | 0 | 8 |
| Herrera reached on infield single to shortstop, Kendrick scored. | 0 | 9 |
| Romero relieved J Guthrie. | 0 | 9 |
| Franco doubled to right center, Herrera scored. | 0 | 10 |
| Saunders doubled to deep right center, Franco scored. | 0 | 11 |
| Joseph singled to center, Saunders scored. | 0 | 12 |
| Rupp struck out swinging. | 0 | 12 |
| 12 Runs, 9 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | WSH | PHI |
| Werth struck out swinging. | 0 | 12 |
| Rendon struck out looking. | 0 | 12 |
| Wieters struck out swinging. | 0 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Enny Romero pitching for Washington | WSH | PHI |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 0 | 12 |
| Nola singled to right. | 0 | 12 |
| Hernández grounded into fielder's choice to second, Nola safe at second on error by second baseman Murphy. | 0 | 12 |
| Kendrick lined out to right. | 0 | 12 |
| Herrera safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Difo, Nola scored, Hernández to third, Herrera to second advancing on play. | 0 | 13 |
| Franco grounded out to third. | 0 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | WSH | PHI |
| Romero struck out swinging. | 0 | 13 |
| Difo flied out to left. | 0 | 13 |
| Eaton grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joe Blanton pitching for Washington | WSH | PHI |
| Saunders struck out swinging. | 0 | 13 |
| Joseph grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 13 |
| Rupp lined out to left. | 0 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | WSH | PHI |
| Harper struck out looking. | 0 | 13 |
| Murphy doubled to deep left. | 0 | 13 |
| Zimmerman grounded out to second, Murphy to third. | 0 | 13 |
| Werth singled to left, Murphy scored. | 1 | 13 |
| Rendon struck out swinging. | 1 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joe Blanton pitching for Washington | WSH | PHI |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 1 | 13 |
| Nola struck out swinging. | 1 | 13 |
| Hernández grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | WSH | PHI |
| Wieters grounded out to third. | 1 | 13 |
| Blanton walked. | 1 | 13 |
| Difo grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Blanton out at second. | 1 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joe Blanton pitching for Washington | WSH | PHI |
| Kendrick flied out to right. | 1 | 13 |
| Herrera grounded out to third. | 1 | 13 |
| Franco lined out to second. | 1 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | WSH | PHI |
| Eaton struck out looking. | 1 | 13 |
| Harper singled to right. | 1 | 13 |
| Murphy doubled to right, Harper to third. | 1 | 13 |
| Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop, Harper scored. | 2 | 13 |
| Werth singled to deep right, Murphy scored, Werth out at second. | 3 | 13 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for Washington | WSH | PHI |
| Saunders tripled to deep right center. | 3 | 13 |
| Joseph hit sacrifice fly to center, Saunders scored. | 3 | 14 |
| Rupp lined out to left. | 3 | 14 |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 3 | 14 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Philadelphia | WSH | PHI |
| Rendon reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 14 |
| Wieters lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 14 |
| Lind flied out to left. | 3 | 14 |
| Difo reached on infield single to shortstop, Rendon to second. | 3 | 14 |
| Eaton flied out to left. | 3 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for Washington | WSH | PHI |
| Blanco homered to left (369 feet). | 3 | 15 |
| Hernández tripled to deep center. | 3 | 15 |
| Kendrick singled to center, Hernández scored. | 3 | 16 |
| Herrera grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Kendrick out at second. | 3 | 16 |
| Franco struck out swinging. | 3 | 16 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Edubray Ramos pitching for Philadelphia | WSH | PHI |
| Harper popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 16 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 3 | 16 |
| Heisey grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 16 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Kelley pitching for Washington | WSH | PHI |
| Saunders struck out looking. | 3 | 16 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 3 | 16 |
| Rupp homered to right (371 feet). | 3 | 17 |
| Altherr walked. | 3 | 17 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 3 | 17 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Edubray Ramos pitching for Philadelphia | WSH | PHI |
| Drew struck out swinging. | 3 | 17 |
| Rendon singled to center. | 3 | 17 |
| Wieters flied out to right. | 3 | 17 |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 3 | 17 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Washington Nationals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .158 | .158 | .211 |
Difo PR-SS
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Eaton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .250 | .455 | .563 |
| Harper RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .333 | .455 | .722 |
| Murphy 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .524 | .545 | .810 |
| Zimmerman 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .300 | .333 | .650 |
Heisey LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Werth LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .368 | .368 | .684 |
Pérez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Kelley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Drew PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| Rendon 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .200 | .294 | .200 |
| Wieters C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .333 | .474 | .467 |
| J Guthrie P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Romero P
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Blanton P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
Lind 1B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .400 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 144 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for S Kelley in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Murphy 2 (3, Nola 2) RBI: Werth 2 (6), Zimmerman (3) 2-out RBI: Werth 2 GIDP: Zimmerman, Difo Nationals RISP: 3-8 (Werth 2-2, Eaton 0-1, Zimmerman 0-3, Harper 0-1, Murphy 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Turner (3, 2nd base off Nola/Rupp) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Murphy (1, ground ball); Difo (1, throw) DP: 1 (Difo-Lind). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SS TURNER (LEG) LEFT GAME TOP 1ST |
Game Information
| Stadium | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA |
| Attendance | 37,241 (85.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Will Little, Third Base - Clint Fagan |
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