PHILADELPHIA – Luis Garcia Jr. singled, doubled and drove in a run, Brad Lord pitched into the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-2 victory over the Phillies on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Nathaniel Lowe also drove in a run for Washington, which had lost three in a row overall.
Lord (1-3) allowed two runs on six hits.
Trea Turner had three hits for Philadelphia, which had won four straight.
Alec Bohm’s RBI single in the fifth put the Phillies in front 1-0 before the Nationals scored all of their runs in the sixth off Taijuan Walker (1-3) with some help from the Phillies.
Lowe’s RBI single tied it at 1, and the Nationals went in front when Bryce Harper couldn’t field Keibert Ruiz’s hard-hit grounder at first base. Lowe scored on the three-base error as Ruiz reached third. Garcia’s single plated Ruiz, and the Nationals tallied their final run on a double steal, with Garcia scoring from third and Dylan Crews going from first to second.
Key Moment
Walker cruised through five scoreless innings, allowing one hit, before an adventurous sixth. After a leadoff double by CJ Abrams, James Wood lined a hard liner off Walker’s leg. Walker stayed in the game but wasn’t as effective from that point. He didn’t make it through the inning, though only one of the four runs the Nationals scored against him was earned.
Key Stat
37 – The number of games in a row Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber has reached base after extending his career-high streak with an eighth-inning walk.
Up Next
Phillies: Begin three-game homestand against Arizona on Friday night. Philadelphia LHP Jesús Luzardo (3-0, 1.73) faces Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly (3-1, 4.41).
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