Josh Bell’s seventh home run in his last 14 hits was a three-run blast in the fifth inning today, which broke up a 2-2 tie, and the Washington Nationals took a 5-3 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies into the ninth, where Kyle Finnegan blew the save and gave up four runs.
Final score: 7-6 Phillies, and the Phils swept the four-game set in D.C. with the win.
Ross vs the Phillies: Joe Ross tossed five scoreless innings against the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park in his return from an IL stint for inflammation in his right elbow, and the 28-year-old right-hander followed up on that outing with a 4 1⁄3-inning start against the Cubs which saw him give up seven hits and five runs, four earned, in a 6-3 loss in Nationals Park.