Bryce Harper hit two home runs, including one with two outs in the ninth, as the Nationals rallied to beat the Phillies, 6-4, on Sunday at Nationals Park. The Nationals nearly lost Sunday’s game at Nationals Park in the same demoralizing way they lost a handful of others this season. [Nationals attend Game 2 of the Capitals’ playoff series Saturday]Blake Treinen started the ninth. The Nationals’ new closer is now pitching to a 6.00 ERA with four walks and eight hits in six innings. Joaquin Benoit became the Phillies’ closer last weekend, when the Nationals battered former closer Jeanmar Gomez so much the team demoted him.

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2017 21:28 UTC