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 Hamels (0-2) is now 15-9 in his career against the Nationals, who
snapped his string of 21 consecutive road starts without allowing
more than three earned runs.
The lefty allowed five earned runs and five hits in six innings with
four walks and seven strikeouts. Hamels struggled with his command
-- 40 of his 95 pitches were out of the strike zone -- and even some
of the outs he recorded were hit hard.
Fister (1-0) was lifted with two outs and the bases loaded in the
top of the seventh after he allowed three batters to reach in a row.
Lefty Matt Thornton came on to face Chase Utley, the second baseman,
and got him to line out to Taylor in center for the final out of the
frame. Fister allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits with four
walks and four strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Washington first baseman Ryan Zimmerman padded the lead with a
two-run double down the right field line in the sixth to give the
Nationals a 5-2 edge. The hit off Hamels scored left fielder Jayson
Werth, who led off the inning with a double against his former team,
and right fielder Bryce Harper, who had walked.
Washington (4-6) lost each of its first three series but the
Nationals scored 23 runs in the past three games. The Phillies (3-7)
have lost five in a row.
Reliever Aaron Barrett pitched a perfect eighth for the Nationals
and closer Drew Storen pitched the ninth and got a double play
grounder to end the game.
Taylor, who made a two-base error in the fourth inning, led off the
last of the fifth with a solo homer against Hamels to give
Washington a 3-2 advantage.
Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos had singled in the fourth to make it
2-2. His hit scored Harper, who drew a one-out walk and then took
second on a balk by Hamels.
In the top of the fourth, Philadelphia scored an unearned run to
take a 2-1 lead. Left fielder Darin Ruf had a sacrifice fly to score
right fielder Jeff Francoeur, who led off with a walk and went to
third on a two-base error by Taylor.
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The Phillies tied the score at 1 in the third on an RBI triple by
shortstop Freddy Galvis against Fister.
The Nationals grabbed a 1-0 lead as third baseman Yunel Escobar hit
the first pitch of the game from Hamels over the fence in center. It
was the fifth leadoff homer in Escobar's career and the second this
year for the Nationals.
NOTES: Washington RHP Craig Stammen, who went on the disabled list
Wednesday with right forearm tightness, received bad news from test
results Thursday. "He's got a torn flexor that will require
surgery," manager Matt Williams said. There was no date for the
surgery or timetable for his return, but Williams said Stammen could
miss the rest of the season. ... Washington RHP Max Scherzer (0-1,
0.66 ERA) will face Philadelphia RHP Sean O'Sullivan (0-0, 3.00) in
the second game of the series on Friday. O'Sullivan has pitched in
54 career games but none at Nationals Park. ... The Nationals called
up LHP Felipe Rivero, 23, from Triple-A Syracuse and sent RHP Taylor
Jordan to the Chiefs.
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