I forgot to hit publish earlier and a bunch of stuff got erased anyway. How rude! I’ll get to other stuff over lunch, including the Lerners vs. D.C. column.
Philadelphia 12 Washington (ESPN Boxscore)
Matt Chico gave up four runs over five innings, two of them from solo homers, before yielding to the bullpen. Then it got really ugly. An eight run 5th for the Fleas eliminated the competitive portion of the game
The Nats had plenty of opportunities early in the game, getting leadoff men on with regularity, but always stranding them.
