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Alec Bohm homered in his return from the injured list and drove in three runs as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 11-9 on August 17, 2025, at Nationals Park, salvaging a split in the four-game series.

Sure, the Phillies rallied for an 11-9 victory, scoring five runs against the last-place Nationals’ putrid bullpen and surviving a three-run rally in the ninth that brought the tying run to the plate and forced manager Rob Thomson to use closer Jhoan Duran.

While the Philadelphia Phillies didn't have a strong weekend against the Washington Nationals, the real bad news came on the injury front.  As the Phillies try

Phillies manager Rob Thomson: "A lot of people ask me about the pitching staff and the team, right now my thoughts are just about him. I said the other day, this isn’t like a hamstring or a calf. This is real,

Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run in his return from the injured list, Nick Castellanos also homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals.

Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.

Jhoan Duran took a comebacker off his right foot on Friday and had to be carted off the field, but the Philadelphia Phillies closer said Saturday that he's fine.