Pinch-hitter Chris Heisey had a solo homer in the ninth.
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Particularly against a right-handed pitcher. He also has hit a home run in six straight games at Citizens Bank Park, matching the legendary Ernie Banks in 1955, who hit six home runs in six consecutive games in Philadelphia. Even though Peter Bourjos hit a one out double into the left field corner, the Nats’ closer got Cedric Hunter to fly out to center for the second out. “That would have been awesome”. Just 14 of those came during the last two seasons.
Bryce Harper went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, and Joe Ross allowed three hits in 7 2/3 shutout innings to help Washington to a 9-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
Rupp blasted his home run nearly into the upper deck. One resulted in a ground out on a little tapper to Freddy Galvis.
Papelbon signed a four-year, $50 million contract with the Phillies after their 102-win season in 2011.
“I was the last guy on the bench”, Blanco said.
“I tried to find a good pitch to hit”, Franco said. This is my first year here obviously. But they saw some pitches pretty good, did get some pitches up and they hit it in the right spot. You just want to put a good at bat on him.
What’s so special about that, you may ask?
Phillies manager Pete Mackanin and hitting coach Steve Henderson have been trying to get Galvis to use a heavier bat to slow down his swing.
“I don’t think he was off”, Baker said. “And that was still close”. That’s some of the best stuff I’ve seen from him in the couple of years that I’ve faced him. Harper and new infielder Daniel Murphy are a combined 26 for 67 in 2016, while catcher Wilson Ramos works on an impressive five-game hitting streak. “He took a nice swing on that, really didn’t swing hard, but dropped the head on it and the ball carried”.
The Reds trailed 4-0 before they rallied to tie the game with two runs in the fourth and two in the fifth, then knocked out Adam Wainwright and took an 8-4 lead in the sixth.
PITTSBURGH Andrew McCutchen homered for the second straight day, and Matt Joyce and Gregory Polanco each had three of Pittsburgh’s 17 hits. His single off the wall Sunday was his first walk-off since homering in 2013 against the Braves …
Herrera rapped a single in the Phillies half of the first inning but was forced by Franco. He has 13 strikeouts and two walks in that span …
Cesar Hernandez hit out of the two-hole, and went 1-4.
There is officially no place in the ballpark that is safe from a Bryce Harper home run.
Next Game: The Washington Nationals (9-2) will be in Florida tomorrow night to begin a four-game series against the Miami Marlins (3-7).
On a gorgeous early spring afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies starting pitcher Charlie Morton and the Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez engaged in that old-fashioned pitching showdown, and neither blinked. Bourjos is among five Phillies players who have struck out double-digit times this season.
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Anthony Rendon lined sharply to Maikel Franco for the first out.
