Jake Thompson and his 9.00+ ERA were tasked with beating a division leader tonight. It went... a lot better than you’d think.
On the first pitch he saw tonight, Jayson Werth clipped a Jake Thompson offering over the fence to make it 1-0. Thompson was able to induce a Daniel Murphy ground-out, but the Nationals weren’t done yet—Bryce Harper walked (probably the smart play, Jake) and, in true Bryce Harper fashion, scored from first base on an Anthony Rendon single that may have had help turning into an RBI when Freddy Galvis dropped the relay throw.
Thompson had the Phillies outfield on the move on the balls they could catch.