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Jayson Werth homered in the eighth inning to put the Phillies ahead of the Nationals 5-4 last night. Werth's drive capped Philadelphia's comeback from a 4-1 deficit to hand Washington their 11th straight loss. The win kept Philadelphia 1.5 games behind the Mets for first in the NL East. The Phillies get to beat up on the Nats for another two games before hosting a four-game wrap-around series with the Dodgers, who swept a four-game set from Philadelphia in Los Angeles two weekends ago. After that tough series against Joe Torre and Manny Ramirez, the Phillies meet the Mets for a quick two-game series at Citizens Bank Park.
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