Luis Garcia Jr. singled, doubled and drove in a run, Brad Lord pitched effectively into the sixth inning for his first major league win and the Washington Nationals avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.

Luis Garcia Jr. singled, doubled and drove in a run and Brad Lord pitched effectively into the sixth inning for his first major league win.

The Phillies defense imploded in the sixth and ruined Taijuan Walker’s start as the Nationals scored three of their four runs as unearned to avoid a sweep with a 4-2 win. Bryce Harper whiffed on a line drive for a three-base error that gave Washington the lead and Rafael Marchán’s passed ball and poor throw on a double steal led to two more Nationals runs.

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