Washington 2, at Philadelphia 3

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — In a debut two decades in the making, Andrew Painter delivered on his immense promise, striking out eight over 5 1/3 dominant innings to propel the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. A crowd of 40,709 watched the 22-year-old right-hander, the most anticipated Phillies pitching prospect since Cole Hamels in 2006, allow just four hits and one earned run. His performance steadied a Phillies club that had stumbled to a 1-3 start and provided the foundation for a narrow win secured by a dramatic final out.… Read more...