The Phillies kept their hold on the second NL wild-card spot with 22 games left and their first playoff appearance since 2011 well in sight.
Kyle Finnegan gave up Bohm’s homer and took the loss. Jose Alvarado tossed a scoreless inning and earned the win. David Robertson worked a scoreless ninth for his 19th save.
Phillies fans found shelter in the concourse, dry rows in the low-level sections and the ballpark sports pub to stay warm and whet their whistles with $15 beers. The hundreds of fans that stuck around cheered each big play and touchdown as the rain delay dragged on. The Phillies bullpen - which got a boost before the game when Seranthony Dominguez was activated off the injured list -- instead trudged through a parade of relievers the rest of the game. The Nationals and Phillies each used six pitchers.
The Nationals gave up the lead in the fifth when Hoskins lined a sinker off Erasmo Ramirez the opposite way into the right-field seats for a three-run homer. It was his 28th homer of the year and second of the series.
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