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Phillies win a close one in 3-1 win over Washington in MLB action
The Phillies used five pitchers Saturday but they limited the Nationals to just two hits.
In a low-scoring game Saturday, the Phillies (18-14) knocked off the Washington Nationals (17-17) 3-1 in MLB action at Washington.
Philadelphia used five pitchers Saturday, but they held Washington to just two hits for the game. The only negative for the Phillies was that their five pitchers walked eight Nationals' hitters.
The Phillies snapped a six-game Nationals' winning streak with the win.
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Seven different Phillies got one hit each Saturday. Leftfielder Rhys Hoskins was a highlight for the Phillies with a two-run homerun in the first inning. Maikel Franco knocked in the other Phillies' run in the sixth inning in the low-scoring affair.
