WASHINGTON (AP) – Forward Dave Martinez, the manager of the Washington Nationals, has come forward just in time to prevent a rival of the division on Sunday night.

Daniel Murphy's singles rolled into the round of 16 and the Nationals pushed the Philadelphia Phillies 8-6 to save the final of the three-game series.

Anthony Rendon dominated and doubled, Bryce Harper tied a career high with three doubles and Michael A. Taylor and Murphy each had three singles while Washington beat 17 shots in a game that was delayed 38 minutes by the rain in the end fourth round.

"We did not score a lot of points," said Martinez, "and for us to go out and compete as we did today and put in place eight points, and I Works really well, I felt really good for the boys. and I know they're going to feed them. "

Rhys Hoskins and Nick Williams dominated the Phillies, who had won three straight victories.

Torchman Brian Goodwin led the eighth with a walk. With a withdrawal, right-handed Seranthony Dominguez (1-2) faced Harper, who dubbed right, with Goodwin stopping third.

After Rendon retired, Phillies manager Gabe Kapler chose to follow rookie Juan Soto and throw the ball to veteran Murphy, who started the day by hitting .135.

"You choose your poison right there," Kapler said. "You have two very good hitters, the first of Soto was elite, and Murphy had some difficulties, and we attacked the guy who was struggling and who was injured."

After throwing three 98-mph fast balls and fast balls ahead of 1-2, Dominguez tried a slider that Murphy was lining up on the shallow right. Taylor's single did 8-6.

"I was watching a movie about him and he was leaving with the slider as a shot at some left-handed, so once I had two shots, I knew about it," Murphy said. "I had not seen it yet, so it's never fun, but fortunately I managed to take it in the air and pick it up on the head of Caesar (Hernandez) on the second goal."

Ryan Madson (2-3) started the eighth inning and Sean Doolittle finished his 21st save.

The Phillies took a 6-2 lead in fifth on a hat-trick of Odubel Herrera and a Williams homerun on two points, but the puck gave up six points.

Washington shot into a run at 6-5 in the sixth with four hits, including a RBI hat trick by Trea Turner and RBI doubles by Harper and Rendon.

SUMMARY

Rendon has struck safely in nine of his last 10 battles .447 (17-in-38) in this period with three homers, seven RBIs and nine points scored.

TRAINER ROOM

Phillies: C Andrew Knapp started seventh with a right knee bruise. … 3B Maikel Franco slipped to first base and fell to eighth. He remained running but left after the half-sleeve with a tight lower back. … Jesmuel Valentín was placed on the paternity leave list and OF Dylan Cozens (left quadriceps strain) was reinstated from the 10-day DL.

National Championships: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (elongation in the right thigh) has awarded 11 points in 4 innings and 2/3 of a start of rehab at Potomac A class on Sunday. "I'm more concerned about how he feels," said director Dave Martinez, downplaying the results. "We will leave from there." … The rheumatism reliever, Brandon Kintzler (right forearm flexor strain), performed a scoreless run at the Potomac. … RHP Stephen Strasburg (inflammation of the right shoulder) has again played on the field. "We will continue to make his throwing progress and determine when he can actually throw the mound," Martinez said.

FOLLOWING

Phillies: RHP Vince Velasquez (5-7, 4.82) kicks off the opening of a series against the Yankees on Monday. He is 0-0 with a 3.24 ERA in two games against New York.

National Championships: RHP Gio Gonzalez (6-4, 3.08) opens a series in Tampa Bay on Monday. He is 2-2 with a 5.54 ERA in six games against the Rays.

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