Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh went deep in consecutive at-bats to tie the score, 4-4, in the sixth. But the Nationals took the lead for good in the eighth.
. He wasn’t efficient with his pitches, but his first three innings were scoreless. But Walker struggled as the game went on, in a 6-4 loss to the Washington Nationals.Walker now has a career-high 5.69 ERA through 12 starts this season. He has increased his splitter usage to 40% on Sunday and 36% on Aug. 13, which was a point of focus for him this year. Walker entered Sunday’s start with hitters batting .400 on his splitter for the year, so he was reluctant to use it.
Unfortunately for Phillies, their pitching woes made that a moot point. After reliever Tanner Banks allowed a run in the sixth, reliever Matt Strahm loaded the bases in the eighth. He allowed a run on a sacrifice fly but struck out CJ Abrams to limit the damage.
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