This was the first time they topped three runs in a game, but they’re still last in the majors with 19 runs.
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The Phillies were cruising along until the sixth inning when starter Charlie Morton raised and dropped his forward leg without throwing a pitch for a balk that sent Drew to third with two out.
Philadelphia (5-7) had withstood its scoring woes by receiving a 2.14 ERA from its starters through the first 10 games, but Jeremy Hellickson and Aaron Nola allowed 11 earned runs over eight innings in this series. In the fourth inning Max Scherzer, an advocate of the DH in the NL, showed that he can be as effective at the plate as he is on the mound.
The Phillies were 2-1 with their challenges and the Nationals were 0-1.
Galvis hit an RBI double off Jonathan Papelbon with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over Washington 3-2 Sunday, ending the Nationals’ seven-game winning streak.
All-time Phillies saves leader Papelbon improved to 1-2 with two blown saves and a 12.27 ERA against the Fightins.
“I don’t think anybody else would have scored except him”, Mackanin said. “He threw me a breaking ball, a good breaking ball”.
“What a difference one day makes”, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said.
The Nationals are off to a 9-1 start, best in franchise history.
Gonzalez was able to face the Phillies four times last season, going 2-1 in those starts with a 2.92 ERA and he struck out 26 batters in 24.2 total innings.
Harper connected in the fifth, sending a deep drive out to right for his fifth homer. The over is 38-17-6 in Philadelphia last 61 home games.
ATHLETICS 3, ROYALS 2: Josh Reddick’s sacrifice fly off Joakim Soria broke an eighth-inning tie at Oakland.
They appear capable of actually catching the baseball, something that can’t be said for the Padres, who had no issue dropping easy pop-ups in Bad News Bears fashion. Arrieta tossed eight scoreless innings in the win over the Rockies. That’s a good lineup, but I just wasn’t good today.
Scherzer, a decent hitter for an ace, made the Phillies pay for intentionally walking Danny Espinosa with two outs in the fourth. Bryce Harper never ceases to amaze.
The Phillies have yet to reach 10 hits in a game.
The Nationals are looking every bit like the World Series team they were billed as entering the season.
The Phillies (6-7) got solid pitching, as they have in all of their victories and a big assist from the bullpen.
Arrieta has now gone 48.2 consecutive scoreless innings pitched at home, which is the longest such streak since Ray Herbert (White Sox) completed 54 scoreless home innings between 1962 and 1963. The Phillies used their third different leadoff hitter in 11 games, inserting Emmanuel Burriss into the leadoff spot on Friday night. Ruf was expected to platoon this season at first base with Ryan Howard but was slotted into left field as the Phillies search for more offense from their corner outfield positions. Ruf, who started 80 games in the outfield over the past four years, had been playing only first base in 2016. You have to mix and try to keep him guessing.
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TWINS 3, ANGELS 2: Oswaldo Arcia’s single down the left-field line scored Byron Buxton in the 12th inning as Minnesota finished a three-game sweep at Minneapolis.
