Derrick Hall homered and doubled for two RBIs, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday.
Didi Gregorius added an RBI triple to the cause for Philadelphia, which won two of three against bottom-ranked Washington and improved to 6-2 against its NL East rival.
The Phillies entered the game sitting in third place in the division, eight games behind the New York Mets.
Luis Garcia hit a pair of doubles and drove in a run before the seventh inning, when he left the game with an apparent injury. Juan Soto had a pair of hits and drove in a run for Washington, which has lost seven of eight games.
Nick Nelson (3-1) allowed one hit over two scoreless innings in relief of Bailey Falter. Seranthony Dominguez finished another strong performance out of the Phillies’ bullpen with a perfect ninth inning for his third save in four chances.
Philadelphia took the lead with three runs in the third inning off Joan Adon (1-12).
For the Nationals, Venezuelans César Hernández 5-1 with a run scored, Ehire Adrianza 1-1 with an RBI. The Dominicans Soto 5-2 with a run scored and an RBI, Nelson Cruz 3-0, Maikel Franco 3-1 with a run scored and an RBI, Víctor Robles 4-1. Cuban Yadiel Hernández 3-0.
For the Phillies, no Latin Americans hit.
