WASHINGTON -- Doug Fister did the splits while covering first base and reached backward to make a how-did-he-do-that stab of a grounder while on the mound, adding a bit of gymnastics to another pinpoint outing. Joey Gallo Jersey . No one can accuse the 6-foot-8 righty of being either ungainly or inaccurate. He won his fourth straight start Thursday, another walk-free outing of seven innings with just two runs and four hits allowed as the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Fister (4-1) struggled in the Nationals debut last month after missing all of April with a lat strain. He hasnt allowed more than two runs in a game since. In six starts, hes walked only two batters. "Id rather them earn it," he said, "than give it away." And earning it is that much harder with a pitcher as flexible as Fister. The college first baseman did a full split while not quite hanging on to a throw to first that would have completed a double play in the first inning. "Yeah, thats not comfortable," Washington manager Matt Williams said. For the player or the manager? "For both," Williams said. Then there was the play in the third inning, when Fister flipped himself around to rob Ben Revere of a hit up the middle -- a play that proved more valuable when Jimmy Rollins followed immediately with a double. "Hes a cat out there on the mound," reliever Tyler Clippard said. "Hes getting everything." Sounds like hes the teams unofficial "pepper" champ. "I try to do a lot of work with groundballs up the middle and try to work on reaction time," Fister said. "Being able to field my position is something I take a lot of pride in." Fisters start is the latest in whats starting to look like the tough-act-to-follow rotation expected from the Nationals this season. Jordan Zimmermann threw eight scoreless innings in the series opener Tuesday, and Stephen Strasburg fanned 11 in Wednesdays win. Overall, the Nationals have won five of six. They have out-scored opponents 38-12 in those half-dozen games, including 19-6 in each of the three-game series against the Texas Rangers and the Phillies. Now comes a 10-game road trip to San Diego, San Francisco and St. Louis. "We have a really hard road trip coming up against some really good teams," Williams said. "Without going too far, were happy with where were at it right now and the way its gone. We have to continue to push." It would be easier if they could keep playing the Phillies, who have lost six straight, are an NL-worst 9-20 since May 5. A team meeting on Tuesday yielded nothing productive, and Rollins can already envision a possible lost season in which key players are traded away. "Its getting out of control now," Rollins said. "Weve got a chance to go out there and change that tomorrow. If not, then thats a decision theyre going to make either way. But wed like to put a streak together going the other direction. Be up in that left column, and find a way to win some games." Kyle Kendrick (1-6) allowed four runs over seven innings and walked a season-high five. He is 1-11 in his last 19 starts, has an 11-start winless streak on the road and hasnt won a day game since 2012, going 0-6 in his last nine starts in the sunshine. But the problems are team-wide. The Phillies are batting .224 over their last 29 games. "Its been time to straighten it out," Philadelphia manager Ryne Sandberg said. NOTES: With the matinee following a rain-delayed game the night before, Nationals SS Ian Desmond and Phillies OF Marlon Byrd were given a day off for the first time this season. Desmond had started every game up to Thursday, while Byrd had started all but one. ... Adam LaRoche hit a two-run homer, and Rafael Soriano picked up his 12th save for the Nationals. Elvis Andrus Jersey . 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Harrington, who tied for first in 2003 and won in 2004, became the first three-time champion of the event.OKLAHOMA CITY - Perry Jones isnt Kevin Durant or Russell Westbrook, though hes been close enough lately.The 6-foot-11 forward scored 23 points and hit a clutch 3-pointer to help the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 102-91 on Saturday night for their first victory of the season.The Thunder, already without Durant for at least a month with a broken right foot, announced that Westbrook, their star point guard, had successful surgery on his broken right hand Saturday morning and also will miss at least a month.Durant and the injured players looked like they were healed after Jones hit a contested 3-pointer with 1:46 remaining that put the Thunder up 94-87. The ball was thrown inbounds with 2.2 seconds left on the shot clock, and Jones shot set off a celebration and ended Denvers furious rally.It was a good feeling, especially looking at the bench and how wild they were getting, Jones said.Westbrook was injured early in Thursdays game against the Los Angeles Clippers, and Jones scored a career-high 32 points to keep the Thunder close in a 93-90 loss. On Saturday, he shot 9 of 18, posted the second-highest point total of his career and even helped out some at point guard. Jones said teamwork is allowing him to shine.Were just sticking together, he said. Running offence the way youre supposed to run it.Serge Ibaka scored 23 points, Kendrick Perkins had 17 and Steven Adams added 13 for the Thunder, who won despite having just eight available players. The Thunder injury report included Durant, Westbrook, Reggie Jackson (right ankle sprain), Grant Jerrett (left ankle surgery), Jeremy Lamb (lower back sprain), Mitch McGary (left foot fracture) and Anthony Morrow (left MCL sprain).Before the game, Thunder coach Scott Brooks only mentioned Jackson as being close to coming back.Ty Lawson scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half for the Nuggets, but he felt they wasted their chance.A huge opportunity, Lawson said. I mean, we could have been 2-0 right now going home too play Sacramento, but this is huge in the West. Martin Perez Jersey. You cant just give away games.Oklahoma City led 29-17 at the end of the first quarter, earning a standing ovation.Weve got great fans, and theyre smart fans, and they realize it was a special quarter for us, and they know were in a tough situation, so it was a lot of fun, Thunder forward Nick Collison said.Oklahoma City led by 24 in the second quarter before taking a 55-33 lead into halftime.Back-to-back dunks by Ibaka bumped Oklahoma Citys lead to 62-37 early in the third quarter. Denver surged to cut its deficit to 16 late in the period, but Oklahoma City pushed it back out to 76-56 heading to the fourth.Denver trimmed Oklahoma Citys lead to 88-85 on a layup by Randy Foye, but Ibaka answered with a 3-pointer to give the Thunder some breathing room. Jones drained the tough 3-pointer, then Andre Roberson scored on a putback to push Oklahoma Citys lead to 96-87 with 1:27 to play.___TIP-INSThunder: It was Oklahoma Citys first home game without both Durant and Westbrook since Westbrook entered the league in 2008. The Thunder played without both at Boston last season. ... Every available Thunder player played at least 20 minutes.Nuggets: Denver shot 34 per cent in the first half and was just 1 of 10 on 3-pointers. ... Lawson took just four shots in the first half. ... Wilson Chandler missed his first eight shots and made just 2 of 12 overall. ... Nate Robinson was issued a technical foul in the fourth quarter.STRETCHING THE FLOOR: Ibaka made a career-high three 3-pointers for the Thunder.TWELVE LONG MINUTES: With eight players available, fatigue caught up with the Thunder late. Denver shot 62 per cent in the fourth quarter, outscored Oklahoma City 35-26 and nearly overcame a 20-point deficit.QUOTE OF THE DAY: We were like zombies — just motionless. -- Denver coach Brian Shaw.UP NEXTThunder: Visit Brooklyn on Monday.Nuggets: Host Sacramento on Monday.___Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP. ' ' '