PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Another shaky performance by the bullpen didn’t cost the Washington Nationals a game this time.
Bryce Harper, Daniel Murphy and Jayson Werth hit homers to back Max Scherzer and the Nationals held on for a 7-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.
Scherzer (1-0) allowed two runs and four hits, striking out seven in 6 2/3 innings. He left with a six-run lead, but the relievers allowed four runs, a day after giving up leads in the eighth and ninth innings in a 4-3 loss to Miami in 10 innings.