ESPN.com · Sep 25, 2019
Nationals clinch wild card as Turner slams Phils
WASHINGTON -- Trea Turner's go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning lifted Washington to a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies for a doubleheader sweep Tuesday that helped the Nationals clinch an NL wild card, capping quite a turnaround for a team that was 19-31 in late May.
"We knew nothing was going to be won or lost in the first five months," said Turner, who had three hits in the day's first game, a 4-1 win for the Nationals, "and now we're in a good spot."
Washington assured itself of returning to the playoffs for the fifth time in eight years after sitting out October in 2018.