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Phillies fall to the Nationals 7-3 in MLB action Friday
Nationals explode to a 7-0 lead early in the game and the Phillies could not recover Friday.
A seven run early deficit is hard to recover from in Major League baseball action. The Philadelphia Phillies found that out on Friday, dropping a road game to the Washington Nationals 7-3.
Philadelphia fell to 17-14 on the young season while Washington improved to 17-16. Atlanta currently leads the National League East with a 19-12 record.
After falling behind 7-0 early, the Phillies got all their runs in the sixth inning Friday with Carlos Santana hitting a two-run homer and then Maikel Franco connecting on a solo shot to account for all of the Phillies' scoring.
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Bryce Harper stood out for the Nationals with two homeruns Friday. Matt Adams added a tw0-run homerun for Washington as well.
The two teams meet again on Saturday afternoon at 4:05 p.m Eastern Time.
