Washington Nationals

As they have done quite a bit this season, the Phillies followed a devastating loss with a gutsy win, rallying to take the lead in the bottom of the fifth and pulling ahead for good in the seventh to claim an 8-6 win over the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park.

Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor Final: Phillies 3, Nationals 2 ❖  Attendance: 37,378 PHILADELPHIA — Despite giving up a late, extra-innings home run to right fielder Bryce Harper — his sixth consecutive home run at Citizens Bank Park — the Philadelphia Phillies (6-7) would go on to rally back and win […]

Embed from Getty Images   By: Matt Rappa, managing editor Final: Nationals 9, Phillies 1  ❖  Attendance: 22,624 PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies (5-6) were on the brink of being shutout for the first time of the 2016 season as they faced right-hander Joe Ross and the division-leading Washington Nationals (8-1) Friday evening at Citizens […]

  View image | gettyimages.com In what was possibly his final start of the 2015 season, Aaron Nola continued to show the poise of a future star. He worked around two difficult jams and held the Nationals off the board through five innings. But Stephen Strasburg was better, and nearly held the Phillies completely off […]

  There haven't been many reasons to get excited over Phillies (58-96) baseball this season and with just one week to go in the season, that really hasn't changed. Saturday, however, presents a unique opportunity. The Phillies have a chance to end the Nationals (78-75) playoff hopes for good with a win on Saturday. And they […]

  View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Phillies will look to make it three in a row as they open a three game series with the Washington Nationals tonight at Citizens Bank Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05. After losing both games of doubleheader Friday night to the Chicago Cubs, the Phillies managed to win […]

  View image | gettyimages.com Trailing in a one-run game, the Phillies opted to bring in Jake Diekman to face Bryce Harper with two outs and a runner on third. Harper singled and Ryan Zimmerman followed with an RBI double. Ballgame. The Phillies could not rebound from the move as the Nationals claimed a 4-1 […]

  View image | gettyimages.com Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Maikel Franco all drove in runs in a four-run third inning for the Phillies. It was the heart of the order that kickstarted a big day for the Phillies offense at the plate. Franco's second major-league home run capped the four-run frame and in the […]

  View image | gettyimages.com Michael Taylor belted a solo home run in the fifth, the seventh home run allowed by Cole Hamels this season. Through those five innings, he had allowed just 10 hits in 17 innings on the season. The home runs, and a two-run double by Ryan Zimmerman to break things open […]