Schwarber homers twice in Phillies' 11-0 romp past Nationals July 5 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink PHILADELPHIA (AP) Kyle Schwarber homered twice, running his NL-best total to 25, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 11-0 on Tuesday night.J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run shot and a sacrifice fly Alex Claudio Jersey as the Phillies won for the fourth time in five games. Alec Bohm had two hits and three RBIs, and Nick Castellanos drove in two runs.Schwarber never got the memo that the calendar flipped from June to July. The NL Player of the Month picked up the slack for an injured Bryce Harper when he slugged 12 homers in June and blasted the Phillies into wild-card contention. Just days into July, Schwarber hasnt slowed down -- and neither have the Phillies. Schwarber opened the game against Paolo Espino (0-2) with his third leadoff homer this season and No. 16 for his career. His shot to center sent Victor Robles dangling over the fence in a futile bid to snag the ball.Schwarber left no doubt in the third, drilling a solo shot into the second deck in right for his 18th career multihomer game. It was his fifth homer in eight games.The Phillies hit the halfway point of their season Tuesday marked Game No. 81 in the thick of the playoff race. They got a nice boost from Cristopher Snchez, who to sed two-hit ball over five shutout innings in Stephen Vogt Jersey his first start since he was called up from Triple-A Lehigh to start for the injured Ranger Suarez (back spasm). Snchez (1-1) didnt do anything fancy over 82 pitches but combined with three relievers to help the Phillies win the opener of the three-game set.The scuffling Nationals again played without star outfielder Juan Soto (calf) in the starting lineup.The Phillies scored two more in the fourth when homer-happy Darick Hall (his first three big league hits were homers) drilled a double off the padding above the 401 marker in center. Realmuto added a sacrifice fly and Bohm scored Hall on an Orlando Arcia Jersey RBI single for a 4-0 lead.Hall singled in the fifth and scored on Realmutos seventh homer of the season.The streaking Phillies are 22-9 since June 1 and 21-9 under interim manager Rob Thomson. Hes the second Phillies manager to ever start with that many wins through his first 30 games. Theyve done their damage with the bats, winning 18 of their last 20 when they score four-plus runs.They reached that total alone with a five-run sixth highlighted by Bohms two-run single. TRAINERS ROOMNationals: DH Nelson Cruz was a late scratch. Former Phillie Maikel Franco got the start. Phillies: Claimed LHP Sam Clay off waivers from the Nationals and optioned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. ... SS Didi Gregorius mi sed Corey Knebel Jersey a third straight game with a sore left knee. LOB CITYNationals infielder Alcides Escobar to sed a scorele s eighth throwing mostly in the 40-50-mph range. He plunked Bohm with a 47.5 mph curveball. HURT HARPERHarper said he will return from his broken left thumb and play this season. Harper didnt put a timetable on his return. Harper was injured late last month when he was hit by a 97 mph pitch from San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell. The 2021 NL MVP had three pins put in his thumb during surgery that will be there for at least three more weeks.If I knew a specific date that Id be back, Id tell you, Harper said. I just dont think its fair to anybody. Ill be back when Im ready to go.UP NEXTThe Phillies send RHP Aaron Nola (5-5, 3.13 ERA) to the mound against Washington RHP Josiah Gray (6-5, 4.22 ERA). ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals Kyle Schwarber Alcides Escobar Bryce Harper Didi Gregorius Blake Snell Aaron Nola Nelson Cruz Ranger Surez Juan Soto J.T. 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