Reds 6, Nationals 3
Red-hot Brandon Phillips had two hits and an RBI, and Mike Leake threw six solid innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Saturday.
Phillips singled to lead off the three-run third for the Reds, who have won five of six. He added an RBI single in the fourth to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. Phillips is 19-for-43 during that span.
Leake (11-8) struck out four and allowed two runs over six innings to improve to 3-1 against the Nationals. The Reds have won Leake's past seven Saturday starts.
Wilson Ramos, Jayson Werth and Mike Morse hit solo home runs for the Nationals, who have lost five straight. Eight of Washington's nine runs during its losing streak have come via home runs.
Nationals first baseman Chris Marrero went 1-for-4 in his major league debut.