PHILADELPHIA -AP- This is the kind of victory that could get the Nationals going.Wilson Ramos drove in what would be the winning run in the 10th inning with his second RBI of the day, and Washington defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3.Bryce Harper homered and Clint Robinson had three hits Sunday for the Nationals, who salvaged a win in the three-game series."It's always good for morale when you squeeze out wins like this," starter Max Scherzer said. 
Darin Ruf homered and Cody Asche had three hits and an RBI for Philadelphia.Yunel Escobar led off the 10th with a double off Jake Diekman (0-1). Harper was asked to sacrifice bunt but failed in two attempts before his groundout moved Escobar to third.Justin De Fratus replaced Diekman, but his first offering to Ryan Zimmerman was a wild pitch, allowing Escobar to score to put Washington up 3-2. Ramos' RBI single later made it a two-run game."A nice piece of hitting by Ramos," manager Matt Williams said.Drew Storen walked the first two batters in the bottom of the 10th, and the Phillies got within a run on Odubel Herrera's two-out infield single. But Zimmerman made a diving stop on Cesar Hernandez's grounder and flipped to Storen for the final out, giving Storen his second save in as many chances.Aaron Barrett (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth with a pair of strikeouts for the win.Scherzer, Washington's prized offseason acquisition, wasn't as sharp as opening day and had to settle for another no-decision. Scherzer left with the lead after allowing one run on six hits in six innings with eight strikeouts and two walks."My fastball command was kind of off, but I had good command of my off-speed pitches," Scherzer said. "I only gave up one run, and that's something I can hang my hat on."Ruf greeted reliever Xavier Cedeno with a drive to left to lead off the seventh for his first career pinch-hit home run, which tied the score at 2-2.Philadelphia's Sean O'Sullivan, called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley before the game to make a spot start, gave up two runs on five hits in six innings. He walked five and struck out two."O'Sullivan gave us a big lift," manager Ryne Sandberg said.Harper's opposite-field shot with two outs in the first staked the Nationals to a 1-0 lead. It was the second homer of the season for Harper, who had been 1 for 11 with seven strikeouts in his last three games.The Nationals tacked on a run in the fourth on Ramos' sacrifice fly.The Phillies got their lone run off Scherzer in the fifth on Asche's RBI single.
Darin Ruf homered and Cody Asche had three hits and an RBI for Philadelphia.Yunel Escobar led off the 10th with a double off Jake Diekman (0-1). Harper was asked to sacrifice bunt but failed in two attempts before his groundout moved Escobar to third.Justin De Fratus replaced Diekman, but his first offering to Ryan Zimmerman was a wild pitch, allowing Escobar to score to put Washington up 3-2. Ramos' RBI single later made it a two-run game."A nice piece of hitting by Ramos," manager Matt Williams said.Drew Storen walked the first two batters in the bottom of the 10th, and the Phillies got within a run on Odubel Herrera's two-out infield single. But Zimmerman made a diving stop on Cesar Hernandez's grounder and flipped to Storen for the final out, giving Storen his second save in as many chances.Aaron Barrett (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth with a pair of strikeouts for the win.Scherzer, Washington's prized offseason acquisition, wasn't as sharp as opening day and had to settle for another no-decision. Scherzer left with the lead after allowing one run on six hits in six innings with eight strikeouts and two walks."My fastball command was kind of off, but I had good command of my off-speed pitches," Scherzer said. "I only gave up one run, and that's something I can hang my hat on."Ruf greeted reliever Xavier Cedeno with a drive to left to lead off the seventh for his first career pinch-hit home run, which tied the score at 2-2.Philadelphia's Sean O'Sullivan, called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley before the game to make a spot start, gave up two runs on five hits in six innings. He walked five and struck out two."O'Sullivan gave us a big lift," manager Ryne Sandberg said.Harper's opposite-field shot with two outs in the first staked the Nationals to a 1-0 lead. It was the second homer of the season for Harper, who had been 1 for 11 with seven strikeouts in his last three games.The Nationals tacked on a run in the fourth on Ramos' sacrifice fly.The Phillies got their lone run off Scherzer in the fifth on Asche's RBI single.
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