The Phillies dropped game three to the Nationals on Saturday night by the score of 3-0. the first six innings turned into a pitching duel between the Phillies Jerad Eickhoff (6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER), and the Nationals Max Scherzer (6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER) with both pitchers coming away with a no decision. The only runs of the game came in the bottom of the eighth on Bryce Harper’s (24) three run home run. The Phillies fall to 63-79, and are now 1-11 in their last 12 games against the Nationals. The Nationals improve to 84-58.

Phillies: 0 R – 5 H – 0 E

J. Eickhoff: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
L. Garcia: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (L, 1-1)
P. Schuster: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR

Nationals: 3 R – 7 H – 0 E

B. Harper: 1/4, 1 HR, 1 R, 3 RBI
M. Scherzer: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
S. Kelley: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, (W, 2-2)
M. Melancon: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, (S, 40)   

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