Phillies and Nationals made MLB history with big home runs

The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals combined to set an MLB record relating to big-shot home runs in a slugfest.

A wild game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals made MLB history on Wednesday.

As Washington pulled off a 13-12 road win, the two teams combined for two grand slams and two three-run homers.

It’s the first time in league history that has happened, per Jeremy Frank of Diamond Digest.

The Nationals and Phillies went off with two grand slams and 3-run HRs each

Travis Jankowski opened the festivities with a three-run homer in the second inning to put the Phillies ahead 3-0.

Kyle Schwarber came through to tie the game 5-5 in the top of the fifth with a three-run shot to left for Washington.

The Nationals’ celebration couldn’t last long because Andrew McCutchen promptly blasted the first grand slam of the game in the bottom of the fifth, making it 9-5.

Neither side was done yet.

Josh Bell matched the grand slam in the top of the sixth, giving Washington an 11-9 lead.

From there, the bombs stopped, but the scoring didn’t. Two RBI singles in the eighth inning gave Philadelphia the lead back at 12-11.

Finally, Starlin Castro produced the winning run in the top of the ninth. The Phillies couldn’t close the gap in their final frame.

In total, there were five home runs in the game, with Harper’s alone scoring just one run.

Needless to say, it was not a good day to be a pitcher in Philadelphia. For the Nationals, Erick Fedde conceded five runs in four innings. Kyle McGowin didn’t last an inning giving up four runs.

Phillies starter Vince Velasquez gave up four runs in 4.1 innings. However, the home runs were hit off of Archie Bradley and David Hale.

The win moved the Nationals into second place in the NL East. They’ve won four in a row and nine of their last 10.