In the first 161 games of his major-league career before Sunday, Phillies infielder Cesar Hernandez had stolen just four bases.
But that number ballooned, relatively, during the Phillies' doubleheader against the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. Hernandez started at second base in both games and stole three bases while going a combined 6 for 8 with a run scored.
The Phillies fell to Washington, 3-2, in the first game, and beat the visitors, 8-5, in the second game. That win avoided a sweep by the Nationals, and snapped their eight-game winning streak.
Hernandez, who went 4 for 4 in the second game, is hitting .