The Nationals got a break as the Rendon hit off reliever Edubray Ramos almost bounced over the wall for a ground-rule double, which would have kept Harper at third.Rendon scored to make it 3-1 on a passed ball by catcher A.J. Ellis on a pitch from Ramos.The Phillies cut the lead to 3-2 when Freddy Galvis led off the eighth with a solo homer on the first pitch from rookie reliever Koda Glover. The Phillies were victorious over the Marlins 6-2 the last time Eickhoff pitched.
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“I mean, 2-0 is a hitter’s count, so you’ve got to be aggressive in those situations and he just happened to leave the ball over the plate”, Rendon said.
Ben Revere’s single with one out in the eighth started the winning rally against Garcia, who was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley before the game.
Eickhoff had his way with the 2015 NL Most Valuable Player and the rest of Washington’s lineup.
“That was a dramatic home run”, National manager Dusty Baker said. Glover has allowed homers in consecutive at-bats, having given up a three-run bomb to Cameron Rupp on Friday night. His audition on Saturday night didn’t go well. Rendon would later score on a passed ball, to make it 3-1 and give the Nats an insurance run they ended up needing. It doesn’t matter how hard you throw. “If it had been in their dugout I probably would have swung at it”. Rollins hit 17-or-more home runs in five seasons: 17 in 2014, 21 in 2009, 23 in 2012, 25 in 2006, and 30 in his MVP year of 2007.
Schuster is one of a number of relievers the Phillies have brought up this season with the hope that they can become the club’s situational left-hander.
Turner’s first homer came in the seventh inning as a two-run insurance shot to stretch the lead to 4-1.
Washington turned three double plays, including in the eighth inning when the Phillies had runners on first and second with one out.
Morgan continued his resurgence since rejoining the rotation, but the Phillies were limited to solo home runs from Tommy Joseph and Freddy Galvis and they dropped a 3-2 loss at Washington.
Pete Mackanin said there was a silver lining to the Phillies’ four-day stay in Washington. I think we all kind of reflect and look at each other and see how fortunate we are to have this opportunity to contribute at the big-league level.
It was his third straight quality start (at least six innings and three or fewer earned runs) and fourth in five games as he gets more comfortable with a style of pitching that includes more sinkers and changeups. He singled again in the third and stole second in the third, making Sunday his 27th multi-hit game in 54 games. “(Joe) had good velocity.
“That is why we traded for him”, Washington manager Dusty Baker said of Melancon, acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates in late July.
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg made his first comments since leaving Wednesday’s start with a strained flexor mass in his right elbow.
Strasburg’s elbow injury, which leaves the right-hander’s postseason status up in the air, has left pressure on Gonzalez to put together a strong finish to a season that has been erratic throughout.
“This start was a good bounce-back and step in the right direction”, Gonzalez said. “Hopefully we’re still playing baseball”. It was the 10th time they were shut out this season and the third time in a week.
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Nationals: Gio Gonzalez (10-9, 4.40) allowed six runs and eight hits in three innings in his last start on Monday against the Braves.
