Strasburg, Nats sweep Phils in 5-game series, hold WC lead

Stephen Strasburg was dominant in his final regular-season start and the Washington Nationals held their lead in the NL wild-card chase, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Thursday to sweep the five-game series.

Difo hits tie-breaking RBI single, Nats beat Phillies 5-2

Wilmer Difo drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the seventh inning and Anibal Sanchez pitched seven solid innings as the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Wednesday night.

Samardzija tosses 6 scoreless, Giants beat Phillies 5-1

Jeff Samardzija tossed three-hit ball over six scoreless innings, Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Kevin Pillar homered in a five-run fifth and the short-handed San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 Wednesday night.

Phillies closer Héctor Neris suspended for 3 games

Philadelphia Phillies closer Héctor Neris has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing a pitch in the area of the head of David Freese of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Nido, angry Mets edge Phillies 6-5 in testy game

Tomas Nido hit a three-run double that put the angry New York Mets ahead to stay in a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies that included four hits batters Saturday night in the latest testy game between the teams.