Bryce Harper is out of the lineup again as he nurses his bruised right knee. Washington Nationals' skipper Dusty Baker talked last night about the importance of having interchangeable parts on his bench who can fill in when necessary.
Clint Robinson got a start in left field last night, with Bryce Harper out of the Washington Nationals' lineup with a right knee contusion following a hit-by-pitch on Monday night.
Robinson went 1 for 3 with a walk, leaving him with a .208/.304/.375 line, two doubles and two home runs in 30 games.
Stephen Drew came off the bench to hit a pinch hit inside-the-park homer, putting the Nationals up 5-1 over the Phillies in the second game of three in Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park.