Aaron Nola earns sixth win as Phillies cruise past Nationals

Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings, Alec Bohm homered and drove in five runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Washington Nationals 11-5 on Sunday to complete the three-game sweep.

Bryce Harper had three hits and drove in two runs for the Phillies, who have won six of seven. Nick Castellanos had three hits.

Nola (6-2) allowed three runs -- two earned-- on two hits, both of them home runs. He struck out five and walked three.

Jesse Winker and Eddie Rosario homered for the Nationals, who have lost five straight and went 2-7 on their nine-game road trip.

Washington starter Trevor Williams gave up three runs on five hits over 4 1/3 innings.

Kody Clemens doubled with one out in the Philadelphia second and scored when Castellanos lined a single to center.

Bryson Stott and Harper reached on back-to-back singles with Stott advancing to third. Bohm flied to right and Stott scored to make it 2-0 in the third.

Harper made a diving stop on an Ildemaro Vargas grounder in the third but threw wide to first. Rosario followed with a two-run homer to right and the game was tied 2-2.

Washington took a 3-2 lead when Winker homered to right center with one out in the fifth.

After two Phillies walked, Harper singled off Jacob Barnes (2-1) to load the bases in the bottom of the fifth. Bohm's sacrifice fly tied it and Robert Garcia came on to face Clemens, who lined a double to right that scored two and gave the Phillies a 5-3 lead. Castellanos then singled home Clemens and the lead was 6-3.

In the sixth, Johan Rojas led off with a single and Kyle Schwarber walked. With one out, Harper doubled to center, scoring both runners to make it 8-3.

Bohm hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth after two walks to make it 11-3.

Keibert Ruiz singled home a run and Jacob Young doubled home another in the Washington ninth.

--Field Level Media