On Saturday night, the Phillies saw a big lead go to waste. They didn’t let that happen on Sunday, defeating the Nationals by a score of 7-1. Zach Eflin put together a second straight strong outing and the Phillies take the series from the Nationals. The season series is now tied, 4-4.
The Phillies got the scoring going in the first inning. They loaded the bases with none out and scratched across two due to a fielding error by Nationals first baseman Jake Noll on a Cesar Hernandez grounder.
Washington cut the lead in half in the fourth with a solo home run off the bat of Kurt Suzuki.