POSTCAST: Phillies fall to Nationals, 6-4

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The Philadelphia Phillies hop for a sweep as well as a 5th win in a row were dashed by the Nationals in a 6-4 loss Sunday afternoon.

Phillies starter Taijuan Walker struggled again in his 2nd start since returning from the IL. The veteran righty allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and two homers and used 99 pitches to get through his 4.2 innings of work.

Walker wasn’t the only Phillies pitcher to struggle in the loss. Tanner Banks took over in the 5th inning and was able to record the final out of the frame, but ran into trouble in the 6th, surrendering an RBI single. Then in the 8th, Matt Strahm looked wild in his one inning of work, giving up two hits, walking a batter and throwing a wild pitch that allowed a runner to get into scoring position. He would go on to load the bases and allowed a run to cross the plate on a sac fly RBI to center field. In the 9th, Jeff Hoffman gave up a solo homer for the Nationals’ 6th and final run of the game.

Going into the game, Rob Thomson’s line up was getting questioned through social media. With a day off already schedule for the Phillies, Topper decided to give Bryce Harper the day off, but then started Cal Stevenson (CF) and Garrett Stubbs (C). So No, Harper or JT Realmuto in the game. What drew even more questions is why Topper didn’t use Bryce Harper in the 9th inning, when Edmundo Sosa lead off the inning with a base hit to center field. Instead, he let Cal Stevenson bat, and he grounded into a 1-6-3 double play.

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