{"id":30871,"date":"2026-08-07T08:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30871"},"modified":"2026-08-07T08:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:29:32","slug":"sanchez-becomes-first-15-game-winner-in-majors-in-phillies-victory-over-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30871","title":{"rendered":"Sanchez becomes first 15-game winner in majors in Phillies\u2019 victory over Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/08\/06\/Nationals_Phillies_Baseball_9114__s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 Cristopher Sanchez became the first 15-game winner in the majors this season, Bryson Stott had two of Philadelphia\u2019s eight doubles and the Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Thursday night for their fifth victory in six games.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez (15-4) allowed two runs on six hits in five innings for his fifth consecutive victory.<\/p>\n<p>Nationals starter Miles Mikolas (3-9) gave up six runs on 12 hits in five innings. On Wednesday night as a pinch hitter in the 11th inning in the Nationals\u2019 10-4 victory, he put down an RBI squeeze bunt for a base hit in his first att-h-bat since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Consecutive RBI doubles by Phillies newcomer Luis Arraez and Alec Bohm forged a 2-0 lead in the first. Justin Crawford plated J.T. Realmuto with a second-inning single, then Bryce Harper, Brandon Marsh and Stott doubled in a three-run third to make it 6-1. The Phillies had 16 hits.<\/p>\n<p>Nationals left fielder Andrew Pinckney had a solo home run in the fourth for his first career hit.<\/p>\n<h3>Up next<\/h3>\n<p>Washington will host the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, with right-hander Cade Cavalli (8-5, 3.52 ERA) on the mound. The Reds had yet to announce a starter.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Philadelphia begins a three-game home series against Toronto on Friday. Right-hander Zack Wheeler (10-2, 2.49) was set to face Toronto right-hander Jose Soriano (9-6, 3.29 ERA).<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 Cristopher Sanchez became the first 15-game winner in the majors this season, Bryson Stott had two of Philadelphia\u2019s eight doubles and the Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Thursday night for their fifth victory in six games. 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