WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Bryce Harper hit a go-ahead single against his former team as part of a six-run sixth inning, Rafael Marchán, Andrew McCutchen and Brad Miller hit two-run homers, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Washington Nationals 12-6 for their fifth straight win.
The Phillies, who have scored at least seven runs in six consecutive games for the first time since June 1933, moved within 2½ games of idle Cincinnati for the NL’s second wild card.
Philadelphia improved to 8-1 at Nationals Park this season.
Carter Kieboom homered for Washington, which has lost four in a row and six of seven.
The teams are scheduled to complete their series tonight at 7:05 p.m.
