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Daylen Lile's Pinch 3-Run Homer Lifts the Nationals to a 6-3 Victory over the Phillies
Daylen Lile’s first career pinch homer broke a 3-3 tie, and the Nationals won their fourth straight while handing Philadelphia its fourth loss in five games.
On Tuesday, pinch-hitter Daylen Lile hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning, lifting the Washington Nationals to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Kyle Schwarber gave Philadelphia a 3-2 lead with his majors-leading 45th homer in the fifth inning, but Andres Chaparro tied the game with a solo shot for Washington later that inning.
Harry Ford and Andrew Pinckney opened the seventh with singles against Cristopher Sanchez; after a sacrifice bunt from Nasim Nunez, Lile hammered a first-pitch change-up to center.
Philadelphia has dropped four of five games while holding a National League wild-card spot; Washington has won four straight after losing seven in a row.
The two-game series concludes Wednesday as Phillies RHP Zack Wheeler faces Nationals RHP Cade Cavalli in a matchup between evenly matched starters.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The emerging batter Daylen Lile connected a three-run home run to break the draw in the seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Philis on Tuesday 6-3.