Murphy walk-off wins the game for the Nationals

By Stephen ThompsonMLB

The Washington Nationals returned to play on Friday evening, this time facing the Phillies. After last week’s embarrassmentĀ on the road, the Nats came into this matchup with a chip on their shoulder.

The 1st inning remainedĀ scoreless in this game. But in the 2nd, Tommy Joseph homered off Stephen Strasburg to deep center field. Matt Wieters responseĀ with a RBI in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Zimmerman’sĀ run tied theĀ game at 1. Arron Nola and Stephen Strasburg dueled for another 2 scoreless innings.

A Chris HernedezĀ RBI in the 5th inning helped to regain the lead for Philly. In the 7th, AnthonyĀ Rendon’s RBI tied the game once again. During this point, it was anyone’s ballgame. Unlike last week’s series, both bullpens pitched lights out. But someone had to win this duel and it was the Nationals.

A Daniel Murphy double in the bottomĀ of the 10th won the game for the Nats. Bryce Harper’s dash to home plate secured the win.

Aaron Nola for the Phillies pitched 5 intenseĀ innings. He struck out 6 batters and only allowed 6 hits in 5 innings of play. In the other Dugout, Stephen StrasburgĀ played an even better game. He pitched 7 innings while streaking outĀ 8 batters while only allowingĀ 5 hits.

The Nats and Phillies return to play tomorrow afternoon.

Stephen Thompson