Read: Today in the NL East
In another weekend of Interleague play, the Phillies got swept by the Orioles, the Red Sox won two of three from the Braves, the Marlins upset the Yankees, and the Nationals came away with a series win against the Blue Jays.
Philadelphia managed just eight runs in three games at home against Baltimore and have now dropped six in a row.
…Remarkably, thanks to the rest of the NL East, the Phillies are still in first place despite an abysmal home record of 13-22.
In Boston, Atlanta failed to gain any momentum after defeating the Red Sox, 8-2, on Friday night. Josh Beckett was masterful, and David Ortiz kept up his hot hitting as Boston rebounded to take the final two games against the Braves.
The Yankees brought out the big crowds in Miami this weekend, but the Marlins spoiled the visitors stay by winning two of three from New York.
Josh Johnson ran his record to 7-1 with an impressive performance on Saturday while Hanley Ramirez and Cody Ross provided the spark on Sunday by going deep off the Yankees Brett Tomko.
Finally, in Washington, strong pitching performances from Jordan Zimmerman and Ross Detwiler plus walk-off hits from Willie Harris and Adam Dunn helped lead the Nationals to their second consecutive series win.
Washington’s Nick Johnson was also on fire against Toronto, going 7-for-11 with three doubles, five walks, and an RBI.
…And yes, Manny Acta is STILL the Nationals manager!
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