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05/18 20:45 CDT Harper, Clemens lift Phillies to 4-3 win over Nationals in 10
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Harper, Clemens lift Phillies to 4-3 win over Nationals in 10 innings
By AARON BRACY
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Bryce Harper hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th
inning after Kody Clemens tied it with a home run with two outs in the ninth,
lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Washington
Nationals on Saturday night.
Bryson Stott also homered for Philadelphia, which has won or split each of its
last 14 series. The Phillies (33-14) have the most wins in baseball and will go
for the three-game series sweep on Sunday.
CJ Abrams and Ildemaro Vargas each had three hits for the Nationals, who have
lost four straight and six of seven.
With runners on second and third and one out in the 10th, Harper drove a 1-2
splitter from Washington closer Kyle Finnegan (1-3) into center field to drive
in Johan Rojas. The two-time MVP threw both hands in the air when he reached
first base, where he was mobbed by teammates.
Finnegan retired the first two batters in the ninth before Clemens drove a 1-0,
98 mph fastball into the seats in right-center. In limited action this season,
Clemens is 7 for 23 (.304) with a double, three homers and eight RBIs. Finnegan
entered tied for the major-league lead with 13 saves and had his second blown
save.
Gregory Soto (1-1) pitched a scoreless top of the 10th.
The Nationals went ahead 3-2 in the top of the ninth. With two outs and runners
on second and third, Jesse Winker drove the first pitch off Orion Kerkering to
center field to score pinch-runner Nasim Nuez. Eddie Rosario kept the inning
alive by beating out a potential double play one batter earlier. The play was
reviewed, but first-base umpire Nick Mahrley's safe call was confirmed by
replay.
The game was delayed 26 minutes at the start due to rain on a cool, misty
evening in Philadelphia.
After the Nationals went up 2-1 in the fifth on Abrams' RBI single to right,
Stott tied it in the seventh with a drive to right field that ended the night
for starter MacKenzie Gore.
Gore didn't allow a hit until Harper's leadoff single to start the fourth and
left after surrendering two runs and three hits in 6 1/3 innings. The lefty
lowered his ERA to 2.91.
Washington started the gamet with three straight singles off Cristopher
Snchez, the last of which was an RBI hit by Joey Meneses. Snchez settled down
after that, giving up two runs and eight hits in seven innings with eight
strikeouts and no walks.
Phillies lefty Matt Strahm kept the Nationals off the board in the eighth to
extend his scoreless streak to 18 ? consecutive innings, with 30 strikeouts and
one walk on the season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: RHP Taijuan Walker threw a side session before Saturday's game.
Walker exited in the fourth inning of Thursday's game with a bruised left foot
after getting hit by a liner from the Mets' Starling Marte. X-rays were
negative. ... SS Trea Turner (strained left hamstring) is expected to take
grounders before Sunday's game against Washington. Turner was injured on May 3
and is expected to miss at least four more weeks.
Nationals: 2B Luis Garca Jr. (heel) was out of the lineup for the second
straight day.
UP NEXT
The teams wrap up their three-game series on Sunday when Philadelphia RHP Aaron
Nola (5-2, 3.10) opposes Nationals RHP Trevor Williams (4-0, 1.94).
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