Phils collapse in 9th on Nats' walk-off win

Hoskins' go-ahead double WASHINGTON -- This one really stings.

The Phillies blew a three-run lead in the final two innings Sunday afternoon in a 5-4 loss to the Nationals at Nationals Park. Nationals ace Max Scherzer struck out 15 batters through 6 1/3 innings, but a high pitch count convinced the Nats to pull him from the game. The Phillies pounced and scored three runs in the seventh inning to take the lead.

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The Phillies carried a 4-3 lead into the ninth, but Hector Neris allowed a single to Matt Weiters and made a wild throw on a pickoff attempt to send pinch-runner Rafel Bautista to third. The inning collapsed from there with the Nationals loading the bases with no…