Nationals outlast Phillies in 10
WASHINGTON -- Daniel Murphy hit a double to left off Jeanmar Gomez in the last of the 10th as the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Friday. His hit scored Bryce Harper, who led off with a single and then scored on the hit down the left-field line.
The Nationals have now won 16 of the last 23 games against the Phillies. The Phillies have lost four in a row after taking two of three from Washington last weekend at home. The winning pitcher was Shawn Kelley (1-0), who pitched a scoreless 10th, while Gomez (1-1) was saddled with the loss.
Michael Saunders had two hits for the Phillies and Anthony Rendon and Murphy had two hits for Washington.
Washington's Anthony Rendon, hitting .133 at game time, tied the contest at 2 with a two-out RBI double to right in the seventh inning off reliever Edubray Ramos. His second hit of the game scored pinch-hitter Chris Heisey, who had walked and reached second on a passed ball.
The Phillies took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on a two-out RBI single by Cesar Hernandez off Washington starter Stephen Strasburg.
Matt Wieters of Washington had an RBI single in the last of the second to tie the game at 1. His grounder up the middle scored Ryan Zimmerman, who had doubled and gone to third on an infield single by Jayson Werth.
Tommy Joseph, who hit 21 homers in 2016 as a rookie, went deep for the first time this season to give the Phillies a 1-0 edge in the second. His solo homer just eluded the leaping grab of center fielder Adam Eaton, who is listed at 5-foot-9.
Strasburg gave up two runs in seven innings before he was lifted for Heisey. Phillies starter Aaron Nola went five innings and gave up one run and six hits with six strikeouts and no walks.
NOTES: LHP Elniery Garcia, 22, a minor leaguer with the Phillies, was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday after testing positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance. The suspension is effective immediately for Garcia, who was on the Double-A roster of Reading in the Eastern League. "I hate to hear anything like that," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. ... Nationals CF Adam Eaton crashed into the wall hard after a fine catch in the fifth to rob Freddy Galvis of extra bases. Eaton stayed in the game. ... Washington RHP Tanner Roark (2-0, 4.09 ERA) will face Phillies RHP Jeremy Hellickson (1-0, 0.90 ERA) on Saturday. ... Nationals SS Trea Turner (right hamstring strain), who went on the disabled list Monday, is eligible to return next week in Atlanta. "He has been getting a lot of treatment, riding the bike," Washington manager Dusty Baker said.