Final Score: Phillies 11, Nationals 5
The Phillies began taking batting practice on the field at around 4:30 p.m. before Saturday’s game against the Washington Nationals. They took another round a couple hours later against Nationals starter Patrick Corbin, who couldn’t escape the first inning for the second time in his last three starts.
The game quickly got out of hand as the Phillies put up a six spot in the first frame. Rhys Hoskins opened the scoring with a 441-foot blast for his third first inning home run in as many days.
Matt Vierling went down and barreled up an 82 mph slider for a three-run home run to give his team a 4-0 lead.