Painter wins MLB debut with 8 Ks, Schwarber homers as Phillies beat Nationals 3-2
Andrew Painter struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings in a fantastic major league debut, and Kyle Schwarber and Adolis Garcia homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Jhoan Duran struck out two in a scoreless ninth for his second save. Brandon Marsh made a nice running grab of James Wood's deep drive to left field to end the game with the tying run on second base.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andrew Painter struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings in a fantastic major league debut , and Kyle Schwarber and Adolis Garcia homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Jhoan Duran struck out two in a scoreless ninth for his second save. Brandon Marsh made a nice running grab of James Wood's deep drive to left field to end the game with the tying run on second base.
The 22-year-old Painter lived up to the hype as the most promising Phillies pitching prospect to make his debut since Cole Hamels 20 years ago. The 6-foot-7 right-hander gave up four hits, one run, and walked one while throwing 84 pitches. Painter (1-0) mixed curves, sweepers and sliders with a fastball that nearly touched 100 mph and flashed every bit of greatness that has been predicted of him since he was the 13th overall pick in the 2021 amateur draft and signed for a $3.
9 million bonus. His Phillies' debut was delayed following Tommy John surgery in 2023 that forced him to miss two full minor league seasons and pitch 118 innings last season, mostly at Triple-A Leigh Valley. Painted opened the game with a strikeout of Wood and struck out the side in the fifth.
Painter tipped his cap to the cheering crowd as he left the mound in the sixth after allowing a one-out single to C. J. Abrams.