Washington’s Nationals fielded a “hangover” lineup after last night’s celebration of the team clinching an NL Wild Card spot, but even with a different look on the field, the Nats beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies for the fourth straight game, rallying for two in the home-half of the seventh to go up 3-2 a half-inning after the Phils jumped out to a 2-1 lead. It ended up a 5-2 game in the Nats’ favor.
Sánchez vs the Phillies: In four starts against the Phillies this season before tonight’s outing in the nation’s capital, Nationals’ starter Aníbal Sánchez was (0-2) with a 4.