WASHINGTON – The Phillies waited out a one-hour, 42-minute rain delay and ended up with a bad, 10-4 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
The loss was bad because the Phillies blew a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.
It was bad because it came on a night when the Atlanta Braves won their game against Pittsburgh. That left the Phillies two games behind the first-place Braves in the NL East.
The loss was also bad because earlier in the day Nationals management seemingly pulled the plug on its season by trading away Daniel Murphy and Matt Adams.