Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run in his return from the injured list, Nick Castellanos also homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals.

Sure, the Phillies rallied for an 11-9 victory, scoring five runs against the last-place Nationals’ putrid bullpen and surviving a three-run rally in the ninth that brought the tying run to the plate and forced manager Rob Thomson to use closer Jhoan Duran.

Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0

That is where the Phillies found their bats. Philadelphia scored six runs in the first two innings. Despite seeing Washington tie the game at 6, the Phillies dominated the middle innings, scoring the next five runs, and holding on to 11-9 victory.

Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Saturday.

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals host the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. Washington has a 23-37 record in home games and a 49-73 record overall. The Nationals are 10th in the NL with 117 total home runs, averaging 1.0 per game.

Jhoan Duran took a comebacker off his right foot on Friday and had to be carted off the field, but the Philadelphia Phillies closer said Saturday that he's fine.

After bashing back-to-back homers on Friday, Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber went 0-for-8 in a 2-0 loss on Saturday.

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It took Cade Cavalli nearly three years to make it back to a major league mound after his debut. He needed just three starts after his return to earn his first victory. The Washington Nationals’ first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft pitched seven innings in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies,