So much for the Washington Nationals’ hot start.
Cameron Rupp hit a tiebreaking, two-run double off Jonathan Papelbon in a three-run ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Nationals 3-0 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.
Philadelphia has won six of seven and at 12-10 moved two games over .500. The Phillies swept a series in Washington for the first time since May 2009.
“It’s always sweet, especially sweeping these guys in your division,” Rupp said. “A lot of people write us off saying we don’t want to win. That’s not true.