Final Score: Phillies 6, Nationals 2
The first seven innings of Tuesday’s matchup between the Phillies and Nationals felt familiar to Phillies fans: Their team took a multi-run lead early, then the offense went quiet and the margin slowly but surely shrunk to become a close game.
This time, though, the Phillies reignited the bats in the eighth inning, and their three insurance runs helped lead them to a relatively comfortable 6-2 win at Nationals Park to begin the three-game set.