The offense that Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez has been waiting for showed up just in time to prevent a sweep at the hands of a division rival Sunday night.

Daniel Murphy¡¯s single drove in the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth inning and the Nationals rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 8-6 to salvage the finale of the three-game series.

Anthony Rendon homered and doubled Youth Phillip Gaines Jersey , Bryce Harper tied a career high with three doubles and Michael A. Taylor and Murphy each had three singles as Washington pounded out 17 hits in a game that was delayed 38 minutes by rain in the bottom of the fourth inning.

¡±We weren¡¯t scoring very many runs,¡± Martinez said, ¡±and for us to come out and compete like we did today and put up eight runs . and just really work very good at-bats, I felt really good for the boys and I know they¡¯ll feed off it.¡±

Rhys Hoskins and Nick Williams homered for the Phillies, who had won three straight.

Pinch hitter Brian Goodwin led off the eighth with a walk. With one out, right-hander Seranthony Dominguez (1-2) came on to face Harper, who doubled to right, with Goodwin stopping at third.

After Rendon grounded out, Phillies manager Gabe Kapler elected to walk rookie Juan Soto and pitch to the veteran Murphy, who began the day hitting .135.

¡±You pick your poison right there,¡± Kapler said. ¡±You have two very good hitters. The first one in Soto has been elite. And Murphy has struggled a little bit. And we went after the guy that was struggling and coming off injury.¡±

After throwing three 98-mph plus fastballs to get ahead 1-2, Dominguez tried a slider that Murphy lined to shallow right. Taylor¡¯s single made it 8-6.

¡±I was watching some film on him and he had kind of gone with the slider as a kill shot to a couple lefties, so once I got two strikes I was aware of it Youth Marshall Newhouse Jersey ,¡± Murphy said. ¡±I hadn¡¯t seen it yet, so that¡¯s never any fun, but fortunately I was able to get it in the air enough and kind of scoop it over Cesar (Hernandez¡¯s) head at second base.¡±

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

The Phillies took a 6-2 lead in the fifth on a two-run triple by Odubel Herrera and a two-run homer by Williams, but the bullpen surrendered six runs.

Washington pulled within a run at 6-5 in the sixth with four two-out hits, including an RBI triple by Trea Turner and RBI doubles by Harper and Rendon.

RENDERFUL

Rendon has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games is batting .447 (17-for-38) in that span with three homers, seven RBIs and nine runs scored.

TRAINER¡¯S ROOM

Phillies: C Andrew Knapp left in the seventh with a right knee contusion. ¡­ 3B Maikel Franco slipped on first base and fell hard in the eighth. He stayed in to run but left after the half-inning with lower back tightness. ¡­ INF Jesmuel Valent�n was placed on the paternity leave list and OF Dylan Cozens (left quadriceps strain) was reinstated from the 10-day DL.

Nationals: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (right hamstring strain) allowed 11 runs in 4 2/3 innings of a rehab start at Class A Potomac on Sunday. ¡±I¡¯m more concerned with the way he feels,¡± manager Dave Martinez said, downplaying the results. ¡±We¡¯ll go from there.¡± ¡­ RH reliever Brandon Kintzler (right forearm flexor strain) threw a scoreless inning at Potomac. ¡­ RHP Stephen Strasburg (right shoulder inflammation) played catch on the field again. ¡±We¡¯ll keep doing his throwing progression and figure out when he can actually throw from the mound,¡± Martinez said.

UP NEXT

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

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

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HOUSTON ¡ª On Sunday, it was shortstop Carlos Correa who played a pivotal role in keeping Houston¡¯s winning streak alive Youth Marquis Haynes Jersey , belting a game-tying home run in the eighth inning as the Astros subsequently rolled to an 11th consecutive victory by rallying past the Kansas City Royals.

Houston (48-25) relied on a number of contributors to complete a 10-0 road trip through Texas, Oakland and Kansas City, with Correa following Evan Gattis, Max Stassi, Brian McCann and an assortment of others in striking the decisive blow to keep the line moving.

The Astros have benefited from a resurgent offense and exceptional work from their bullpen to set a pace as the hottest team in the majors, with their stellar road trip underscoring their might.

¡°This was incredible just by the way we played and the way we completed games,¡± Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. ¡°Obviously, winning every game is incredible. We did it in a lot of different ways and so we want to keep the same intent and the same mentality that we¡¯ve been playing with. It¡¯s been pretty remarkable.

¡°It¡¯s hard to put into words. It¡¯s been somebody different every night. We¡¯ve had good pitching; we¡¯ve had good defense. We¡¯ve rallied late, we¡¯ve blown guys out early, so we¡¯re in a good place right now and we¡¯ve got to continue to do that going home.

¡°It was a long trip. We played in some hot weather. It¡¯s a pretty resilient group to keep playing well and coming up with enough runs to win.¡±

Now the Astros return to Minute Maid Park to start a nine-game homestand on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays. After improving to 29-11 on the road, the Astros are aiming to elevate their play at home, where they¡¯ve been only slightly better than pedestrian (19-14).

¡°Hopefully, we can go home and keep grinding and keep playing the way we¡¯ve been playing Shaq Thompson Jersey ,¡± Correa said.

Right-hander Gerrit Cole (8-1, 2.40 ERA) gets the starting nod for the Astros. Cole will face the Rays for the first time in his career. He allowed a season-high four runs in his previous start, working six innings and getting six strikeouts in a 13-5 win at Oakland on June 13.

Cole is 4-0 with a 3.89 ERA in his previous six starts, surrendering eight home runs during that stretch.

Right-hander Ryan Stanek (1-1, 2.55) will start the series opener for the Rays. It will mark the sixth start and 16th appearance of the season for Stanek, who has yet to face the Astros.

After working out of the bullpen three times in his first four appearances this month, Stanek logged consecutive abbreviated starts against the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees on June 12 and 16, respectively.

Stanek¡¯s outing against the Astros will mark the third consecutive bullpen day for the Rays (33-38), who claimed the finale of a four-game set in New York on Sunday behind 4 2/3 innings from right-hander Wilmer Font and four additional relievers.

The Rays welcomed back shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria from the 10-day disabled list, with Hechavarria finishing 3-for-4 with a run scored against the Yankees.

Hechavarria, who missed nearly a month with a right hamstring strain, is expected to play behind rookie Willy Adames and could be showcased as a trade chip in advance of the nonwaiver trade deadline.