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Phillies homer 5 times, move to 10 games above .500

Final Score: Phillies 7, Nationals 2

Just minutes after Dan Baker was honored for 50 years of service with the team, the Philadelphia Phillies stepped on the throats of the lowly Washington Nationals Friday, looking the part of a team that will bring the legendary public address announcer’s voice back to the postseason for the first time since 2011.

Rhys Hoskins, Nick Castellanos and Darick Hall combined to hit 1,141 feet of home runs in the bottom of the first inning off of Josiah Gray, giving Kyle Gibson an early 4-0 lead:

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