PHILADELPHIA -- Cesar Hernandez bailed out his buddy in a clutch spot.
Hernandez hit a broken-bat RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Pinch-hitter Ryan Zimmerman delivered a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth off closer Jeanmar Gomez, but the Phillies immediately answered to take two of three from the defending NL East champions.
Hernandez and Gomez are close friends, so it was fitting the second baseman turned the blown save into a win.