The Nationals (56-60) survived in 11 innings of action against the Phillies (61-54), beating Washington, 10-4. Washington poured in six runs in the 11th inning and seven runs overall in extras to secure the win.
Cristopher Sanchez takes the mound for the Phillies and Philadelphia has won three straight when he is on the mound and four of the past five. Sanchez has an MLB-leading 14 wins and Philadelphia is 17-6 in his 23 starts. The Phillies are 4-1 to start August and have the third-best ERA (2.30) and 12th-best batting average (.263).
Washington’s offense has struggled and in the last week, they went down James Wood. Before yesterday, the…
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