WASHINGTON (AP) -- Daniel Murphy delivered on a day when his bobbleheads were given out to fans, doubling home Bryce Harper in the 10th inning to send the Washington Nationals over the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Friday.The Phillies lost their fourth in a row. They took two of three from the Nationals in Philadelphia last weekend.Harper opened the 10th with a single off Jeanmar Gomez. Murphy hit an opposite-field double to left and Harper came around to easily beat the throw.
Shawn Kelley (1-0) pitched a perfect 10th inning. Gomez (1-1), who was removed from the closer's role this week after filling it last season, threw a scoreless ninth before Washington broke through.Murphy extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a third-inning single.Phillies starter Aaron Nola allowed a run and six hits in five innings while striking out six. The right-hander has not surrendered a home run in his last five starts dating to last season.Nola handed the bullpen a 2-1 lead, but the Nationals tied it on Anthony Rendon's RBI double off Edubray Ramos in the seventh.Washington's Stephen Strasburg also got a no-decision after yielding two runs and striking out eight in seven innings.Tommy Joseph, who hit 21 home runs as a Phillies rookie last year, delivered his first of the year in the second inning. He was just 3 for 25 entering the game.
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