In the first of Washington’s two wins over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday in Citizens Bank Park, Juan Soto went 2 for 4 and made what was, he’d later say, the best catch he’s made in the majors so far.
The Nationals’ 19-year-old rookie went 3 for 4 with a walk and two home runs, Nos. 17 and 18 on the season, in the nightcap of the doubleheader, with the second an opposite field blast to left-center field that put the visiting team up 7-6 in the top of the tenth after he’d doubled to drive in a run in his first at bat, homered the second time up in the fourth, a two-run blast, and after grounding out in the sixth, walked and scored one of three runs scored in the top of the ninth as the Nats rallied from a 6-3 deficit to tie things up at 6-6.