Well, at least the Washington Nationals won’t see the Philadelphia Phillies again until 2022.
It was another sweep for Joe Girardi’s men who made it eight straight wins over the rebuilding Nats that has given them a 13-6 record on the year, winning the season series for the first time in a 162-game season since 2014.
The Nationals had a golden opportunity to avoid a sweep when they ran out to a 6-0 lead through five innings in the finale. However, the bullpen and some sub-par fielding let the lead slip and the Phillies squeezed out a 7-6 win on Thursday.