Phillies swat Nats 5-4
Shane Victorino had four hits and the Philadelphia Phillies tied a season high with 16 hits in their 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals Friday night.
It is the second straight win for Philadelphia, 8-2 against the Nationals this season. Washington has lost four straight to drop to 13-34.
Jimmy Rollins had two hits and two RBI, Raul Ibanez, Jayson Werth, Pedro Feliz and Carlos Ruiz also each had two hits, and every Philadelphia position starter had at least one. The Phillies stranded 13 runners.
J.A. Happ (3-0), making his second start of the season and seventh of his career, went 5 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on three hits while matching his career high with five strikeouts.
Rays 5, Twins 3: Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford homered, helping Tampa Bay end a season-high, five-game losing streak.
James Shields (4-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings to get his first win since May 3. The right-hander gave up a solo homer to Michael Cuddyer in the sixth and a second run that scored on Justin Morneau’s RBI double off reliever J.P Howell in the eighth.