Patrick Corbin held the Philadelphia Phillies to a run on five hits in seven strong innings on the mound in Nationals Park, and Washington got a big inning in the bottom of the fourth, with Kyle Schwarber and Josh Bell hitting two-run blasts off of Phillies’ starter Zach Eflin in what ended up a sweep-avoiding 5-1 win for the home team.
Corbin vs the Phillies: Patrick Corbin was on the mound for the Nationals’ only win in three games in Yankee Stadium last weekend, giving up four hits and three runs over six innings in what ended up an 11-4 game in the visiting team’s favor.