The Philadelphia Phillies are starting to run away with the NL East, so there's no better prescription for Rob Thomson's club than playing the NL East's bottom-

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What an unexpected weekend this has become. The Nationals have strung together three consecutive quality starts. And the bullpen, in spite of an ugly top of the seventh Friday night, has only been scored upon in one of eight innings so far in this series against the Phillies,

Bohm returned after a five-game tune-up in triple A. In the first inning, he swung at the first pitch and reached on a chopper that third baseman Brady House whiffed on. In the second inning, Bohm banged a fastball from lefty Mitchell Parker into the left-field bleachers.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals MLB game from August 17, 2025 on ESPN.