PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies left their home crowd with a sense of optimism in their final game at Citizens Bank Park before the All-Star break.
The Phillies beat the Orioles, 4-1, Wednesday in front of a Fourth of July crowd of 30,943. They got the victory behind another strong start from their ace, Aaron Nola, who will almost certainly pitch in the All-Star Game presented by MasterCard before his next start in Philadelphia.
The win was the fourth in a row and the sixth in seven games for the Phillies, who moved to just 1 1/2 games behind first-place Atlanta in the National League East.