PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies are fading fast in the National League East and the Nationals have been helping them get there.
Rookie sensation Juan Soto, 19, hit two homers — including a solo shot in the 10th — and had four RBIs as the Nationals beat the Phillies 7-6 on Tuesday in the second game of the doubleheader.
Washington has now won four in a row for the first time since late May and has won six of the last eight against the Phillies, including four of five at Citizens Bank Stadium.
The Nationals had tied the game with three runs in the top of the ninth, as Trea Turner walked with the bases loaded to bring in the tying run.