The Philadelphia Phillies rallied for two runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 and hand former Phil Jonathan Papelbon his first blown save of the season.
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Darin Ruf got a start at first base, and went 1-3 with a double.
Jake Arrieta returned to form in his first Wrigley Field outing since a 2015 playoff loss, striking out eight and allowing just five hits as the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Saturday.
“I just didn’t execute”, Papelbon said. “He’s definitely tough and I thought we battled until the end, got ahead there and things happened”.
Texas’ Mitch Moreland’s go-ahead double off the right-field fence highlighted a seventh-inning burst that lifted the Rangers over Baltimore 8-4.
Galvis has three walk-off hits in his career. “I think that’s baseball”, Harper said. I should have thrown the curveball in the dirt and (Freddy Galvis) swings and misses.
“We’re battling every day, having fun”, Harper said. “It’s nice to help the team”.
Harper connected in the fifth, sending a deep drive out to right for his fifth homer. “It’s a great place to play”.
The left-hander, who signed a seven-year, $217 million contract to leave Toronto for Boston, worked seven strong innings and Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer. He has a 64% strike rate this season, so the Phillies better be ready to swing.
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman is congratulated by Jayson Werth (28) after scorin …
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Washington Nationals superstar and AL MVP Bryce Harper has been on a tear since Opening Day two weeks ago.
“He was very sharp”, Baker said.
Papelbon, who was staked a 2-1 lead in the top of the 10th, blew his first save of the year in his sixth opportunity.
The Phillies (6-7) got solid pitching, as they have in all of their victories and a big assist from the bullpen. The Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies each entered their weekend series trending in the right direction, but Friday’s series opener was decisively one-sided. Philadelphia’s offense, with 31 runs through 12 games, tied for the fewest in the National League and was 27th in the majors heading into Sunday’s action…. You have to mix and try to keep him guessing.
Odubel Herrera went 0-3 with a walk.
Hellickson (1-1) was yanked for a pinch-hitter after three innings.
Mackanin made the replay request of the game as Harper initially was ruled safe. He’s hitting. 421 out of the two-hole this season …
OF Ben Revere (strained oblique) remains on the disabled list and is possible to return sometime in the next week. Gonzalez tossed six shutout innings in his only start.
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Morton was equal to the task on the Phillies side, going six innings and allowing only a Rendon RBI single in the sixth.
