Scherzer Takes Perfect Game Into 6th, Nats Beat Phils 5-2
On a day Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg resigned, Scherzer stole the show.
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On a day Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg resigned, Scherzer stole the show.
Bryce Harper hit another home run and Max Scherzer had another dominant outing to help the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Friday night for their sixth straight win.
Freddy Galvis had two RBI singles for Philadelphia, which had scored 13 runs over its last six games.
Max Scherzer struck out nine over eight innings for his first win with the Nationals and Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer as Washington beat the reeling Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Friday night.
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Carlos Ruiz led off the inning with a single off Tanner Roark (0-1). He advanced on a deep flyout and scored when Herrera doubled down the right-field line.
Freddy Galvis had three hits and an RBI, and Cesar Hernandez had a go-ahead, two-run single in a wild four-run seventh, leading Philadelphia to a 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
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The Phillies continued their winning ways and beat the Nationals 8-4.
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Jayson Werth homered and drove in four runs, and Tanner Roark pitched seven strong innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
The Phillies five-game winning streak came to an end Saturday night in extras against the Nationals.
Domonic Brown doubled and drove in two runs for Philadelphia, which matched its longest winning streak of the season. It has been a surprising run for the Phillies, who had lost 13 of 16 before a four-game sweep of the NL Central-leading Brewers in Milwaukee.
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Kyle Kendrick (1-6) allowed four runs over seven innings and walked a season-high five as the Phillies dropped their season-high sixth in a row.
