Murphy's RBI double in 10th lifts Nationals over Phils 3-2

He'll carry a 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 19/5 K/BB ratio into Thursday's matchup against the Braves in Atlanta.

Or, as reliever Shawn Kelley put it: "That guy is special".

So Bryce Harper started it with a single, and a blink later, Daniel Murphy drove a double to the left field corner, and that fast the Nationals were walking off in a group hug with a 3-2 victory in tow.

"This is going to change".

Now Gomez is simply another right-handed option out of the Phillies' bullpen, and thus far hasn't been a good one, just like he wasn't last September after mowing down the opposition frequently in ninth innings earlier last season. "It is behind us. But I want to protect him as much as I can because I know he's good". The Philadelphia Phillies need to be a tad bit more successful with their pitching staff if they're going to get things back on track.

Murphy delivered on a day when his bobbleheads were given out to fans, hitting an opposite-field double to score Bryce Harper in the 10th inning and send Washington over the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2.

"I was just trying to score". I definitely want to go deeper than five innings and save some of the bullpen arms. Murphy "did a great job".

The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals meet Saturday in Major League Baseball action at Nationals Park. Koda Glover and Blake Treinen also pitched one inning of scoreless relief for Washington.

The Washington Nationals look to stay hot after winning three of their last four games.

Philadelphia has its own bullpen issues.

So despite Gomez's struggles - he's allowed 20 earned runs in his last 8⅓ innings pitched dating to last September 13 - Mackanin opted to go to him instead of lone lefty Rodriguez to start the 10th against a pair of left-handed hitters who happen to be two of the better left-handed hitters in baseball.

Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said he was ecstatic when Jeremy Hellickson headed out to pitch the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals on Sunday in Philadelphia.

"It boils down to who you have available", he said. "That's (Gomez's) job now to give us multiple innings".

He said he was aware that the trio of Harper, Murphy and Ryan Zimmerman were waiting.

This time around, Gomez survived the bottom of the ninth because the one-hop bullet hit by Anthony Rendon was flagged fast on the backhand by third baseman Maikel Franco. His second hit of the game scored pinch-hitter Chris Heisey, who had walked and reached second on a passed ball. The Phillies have fallen apart ever since being.500, and Philly is 0-5 this season when allowing more than three runs. He is pitching out of the stretch all of the time this year, and he made his third start of the season Friday. "We don't make any big deal out of it".

Nola scattered six hits, with his only earned run coming in the second inning. Washington starter Max Scherzer, with Wieters behind the plate, threw three wild pitches on Wednesday.

"It was a good way to start the weekend", Murphy said. However, he was not economical with his pitches and exited after five innings with a 2-1 lead. I feel like I threw a lot of pitches. The team has just one save in the first 10 games and a 5.11 team ERA.