Gritty Nats take two since 'fire sale' trades

Washington Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman gestures after he hit a walk-off two-run home run during the team’s baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in Washington. The Nationals won 8-7. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)Soon after Ryan Zimmerman was interviewed on the field, the Nationals Park sound system blasted a 1975 song with the lyrics “I believe in miracles” late Wednesday night.

It may take a miracle for the Nationals to make the playoffs, but for one night their fans were dreaming big.

First baseman Zimmerman hit a two-run, two-out homer in the last of the ninth off Phillies reliever Seranthony Dominguez as the Nationals came back for an 8-7 victory against their…