The Philadelphia Phillies won their second straight game on Wednesday night, taking down the Nationals 7-5. Their record improves to 64-95.
On The Mound
- Mark Leiter started and allowed five runs on eight hits and three walks over just 4.1 innings.
- Yacksel Rios came on in the fifth, and got the final two outs.
- Hoby Milner got the first two outs of the sixth, and Victor Arano got the final out.
- Arano came back out to pitch a scoreless seventh.
- Luis Garcia got the team through the eighth.
- Hector Neris got the save, his 20th in a row.
At The Plate
- The offense put up seven runs on nine hits.
- Cesar Hernandez went 0-2, but worked three walks.
- Freddy Galvis went 1-5 with a single.
- Nick Williams went 0-4 with a walk.
- Rhys Hoskins went 0-1 with two walks.
- Aaron Altherr went 2-4 with a triple and drove in two runs.
- Odubel Herrera went 2-4 with a double and an RBI.
- Jorge Alfaro went 2-3, knocking in two runs.
- J.P. Crawford went 0-3 with a walk.
Final Thoughts
Ending the season on a positive note, the Phils have earned a series victory over the Nationals.
Pete Mackanin gone. Search begins for new manager.
Message here, Pete you were perfect to teach these kids fundamentals etc now we are going to hire a 35 year old nerd type that will be mr analytics…. it’s sports now…ugh I’m old.