Tuesday, May 31st, 2016 6:05PM CST
The Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Tuesday night to earn their third consecutive victory. Washington's offense featured four home runs, including one hit by Daniel Murphy. Nationals pitcher Joe Ross was effective, holding the Phillies to just three hits over seven innings.
Date: Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 18,572
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WSH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Herrera (5, Papelbon)
Triples: C. Hernández (3, Ross)
Runs Batted In: C. Hernández (10)
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Herrera 0-1, Franco 0-1, Rupp 0-1, Nola 0-1, Galvis 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rupp 1

Wild Pitches: Nola
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Nola 15-23; D. Hernandez 3-4; Bailey 1-4; Murray 4-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Nola 21-9-19-15; D. Hernandez 4-1-3-2; Bailey 6-0-1-3; Murray 4-2-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nola 7-5; D. Hernandez 0-1; Bailey 0-2; Murray 1-1
Game Scores: A Nola 59

Double Plays: 1 (C. Hernández-Galvis-Howard)
Errors: Galvis (3, throw)
Assists: Goeddel (Taylor at 2nd base)

Caught Stealing: Herrera (4, 2nd base by Ross/Ramos)

Doubles: Robinson (2, Nola)
Home Runs: Werth (8, 1st inning off Nola 0 on, 1 Out); Murphy (9, 6th inning off Nola 0 on, 2 Out); Espinosa (6, 9th inning off Murray 1 on, 2 Out); Drew (3, 9th inning off Murray 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Werth (26), Murphy (34), Espinosa 2 (20), Drew (6)
2-out Runs Batted In: Murphy, Espinosa 2, Drew
Ground Into Double Play: Ross
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Rendon 0-1, Espinosa 0-1, Ross 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ross 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ross 12-24; Rivero 2-3; Papelbon 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ross 15-12-25-15; Rivero 4-2-2-1; Papelbon 1-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ross 6-8; Rivero 1-0; Papelbon 0-2
Game Scores: J Ross 70

Double Plays: 2 (Ramos-Espinosa, Murphy-Zimmerman)
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