Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals: Observations from Philly’s First Series Win
By John Town
![Apr 9, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez (16) celebrates with teammates after hitting walk-off RBI single in bottom of ninth inning against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies defeated the Nationals, 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Apr 9, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez (16) celebrates with teammates after hitting walk-off RBI single in bottom of ninth inning against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies defeated the Nationals, 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/ThatBallsOuttaHere-cover-f5bbbdaf510f9e1744a193de2ce27c40.jpg)
The Phillies picked up their first series win of the season this weekend against the Nationals. Here are a couple observations from the weekend.
The Phillies evened out their record to 3-3 after winning the last two games of their weekend series with the Nationals. Philadelphia lost the first game, 7-6, but won the last two by 17-3 and 4-3 scores.
Thanks to their two wins over the Nationals, the Phils have the tiebreaker over Washington and are just half a game back of the Marlins for first place in the National League East.
Philadelphia’s next game comes Monday night as they open a three-game home series with the New York Mets.
Now, here’s a look at several observations from the last two games of the series.