staked Scherzer to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, hitting a two-run home run to right field against Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez. It was Harper's 12th homer at the Bank, the most he has hit in any visiting ballpark. Daniel Murphy hit a two-run homer to right in the third to make it 4-0.
Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth hit a three-run homer to left field in the fifth to take a 7-0 lead.