The six-inning win helped Philadelphia take three of four from the worst-in-the-majors Nationals to improve to 86-73 after getting to town on a five-game losing streak.
The Phillies and interim manager Rob Thomson began Sunday with a one-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers for the third and final wild-card berth in the National League. Milwaukee was facing Miami — and the Phillies' official twitter page carried the name "Miami Marlins Stan Account" for the occasion.
One Nationals hitter ended up with a double when Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins fell and couldn't make a play on what normally would have been a routine bouncer. That helped Washington get a run in the sixth; when that inning ended, the tarp was pulled out. After a wait of nearly 1 1/2 hours, the game was called.
Bryce Harper, the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year and 2015 MVP for the Nationals who still hears boos in his former ballpark, hit a run-scoring single for the Phillies, and J.T. Realmuto contributed his 22nd homer.
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