Michael A. Taylor did all he could to get the Washington Nationals back in this one, but the early deficit the NL East’s first place team found themselves in after Edwin Jackson struggled with his command and gave up five runs in just 3 1⁄3 innings on the mound in the nation’s capital, proved too much to overcome in what ended up a 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Jackson was up in the zone, and he struggled with his command overall, allowing three walks and surrendering two home runs in his brief outing, but Michael A.