A late rally carried the Washington Nationals past the Philadelphia Phillies, with Daylen Lile's home run breaking the tie in the seventh and giving Washington the lead it kept through the finish.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Andres Chaparro provided an important spark for Washington with a home run that tied the game in the fifth. Lile then delivered the biggest swing of the night, sending a fly ball to center field while Harry Ford and Andrew Pinckney scored.
The game changed hands repeatedly early. Alec Bohm's single brought Kyle Schwarber home in the first, before Yohandy Morales scored on Jorbit Vivas' single for Washington. Luis Arraez doubled to bring Trea Turner home in the third, and Schwarber homered in the fifth before Chaparro answered for the Nationals.
Cristopher Sanchez took the loss for Philadelphia after Washington's late surge. Jackson Kent allowed the Phillies' early scoring before Richard Lovelady earned the win and Washington's bullpen held the lead.
The Nationals extended their winning streak with a comeback shaped by timely power. The Phillies had answers early, but Lile's late rally gave Washington the final word.
Washington Nationals defeated Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3.
- Daylen Lile went 1-for-1 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .250 on the season).
- Andres Chaparro went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .258 on the season).
- Kyle Schwarber went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .239 on the season).
- Cristopher Sanchez allowed 5 runs on 8 hits over 6.1 innings, striking out 5, and took the loss (17-6) (2.93 ERA).
- Richard Lovelady allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, to earn the win (1-1) (3.73 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:680899) allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (3) (2.38 ERA).
Washington Nationals improved to 71-81 (4 straight wins); Philadelphia Phillies fell to 83-68.