Philadelphia 14, at Washington 9

WASHINGTON (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Phillies erupted for eight runs in the ninth inning Tuesday night at Nationals Park, turning a two-run deficit into a 14-9 victory over the Washington Nationals in a wild series opener. The Phillies improved to 43-36, while the Nationals dropped to 41-39 before a crowd of 29,611. The game lasted 2 hours 58 minutes. Philadelphia trailed 8-6 entering the ninth after Washington’s Jorbit Vivas had launched a three-run homer in the eighth inning to cap a seesaw contest. But the Phillies’ offense, which had been quiet for much of the night outside of a two-run… Read more...