After two rough starts to being the season, Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (1-1) returned to form on Sunday against the Phillies, allowing one run on five hits in 7 1/3 innings to take the win.
He struck out seven and walked two in the victory.
"That may be as good as I've seen him. He pitched at 92, 93 [miles per hour] and was able to reach back when he needed it for 95-plus. For me, that makes his changeup even more effective," Nationals manager Matt Williams said after the game, per MLB.com.
"Today, he threw for strikes when he wanted to, went out of the zone when he needed to. I don't know if I've seen him better than that."
The lone run scored off Strasburg came in the eighth inning via an RBI single from Freddy Galvis.
Next up for Strasburg are the Marlins in Miami on Saturday.