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09/15 21:16 CDT Daylen Lile's pinch 3-run homer lifts the Nationals to a 6-3
victory over the Phillies
Daylen Lile's pinch 3-run homer lifts the Nationals to a 6-3 victory over the
Phillies
By PATRICK STEVENS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Pinch-hitter Daylen Lile hit a tiebreaking three-run homer
in the seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia
Phillies 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Andrs Chaparro also homered for Washington, which won its fourth in a row for
the first time since June 13-16.
Kyle Schwarber hit his majors-leading 45th homer for Philadelphia, which has
dropped four of five but continues to hold an NL wild-card spot.
With the game tied at 3-all, Phillies starter Cristopher Snchez (17-6)
surrendered consecutive singles to open the seventh before Nasim Nuez bunted
both runners over. Philadelphia interim manager Don Mattingly summoned Jonathan
Bowlan, and Lile hammered his first pitch to center for his first career pinch
homer.
Snchez allowed five runs and struck out five. He is 1-2 with a 6.87 ERA in
three September starts, and his season ERA has risen from 2.52 to 2.93 since
the start of the month.
Richard Lovelady (3-4) got the last out of the seventh and two in the eighth
for Washington. Erik Tolman pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his third save.
Schwarber lined Washington starter Jackson Kent's slider into the Nationals'
bullpen in right to lead off the fifth inning. It is Schwarber's fourth
45-homer season in five years with the Phillies, tying him with Ryan Howard
(2006-09) for the most in franchise history.
Chaparro responded with a solo homer in the fifth off Snchez.
The Phillies scored in the first inning on Alec Bohm's RBI single. Yohandy
Morales doubled in Washington's first run in the first, then scored two batters
later on Jorbit Vivas' single.
Luis Arraez's opposite-field double to left brought in Trea Turner to tie it in
the third.
Kent allowed three runs and struck out four in five innings.
Up next
Phillies RHP Zack Wheeler (12-5, 3.14 ERA) starts as the two-game series
concludes Wednesday, while LHP Jared Simpson (1-0, 6.75) will open a bullpen
game after the Nationals pushed RHP Cade Cavalli's next start to Friday.
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