Hall homers, drives in 2, Phillies take series from Nats

Didi Gregorius added an RBI triple for Philadelphia, which took two of three from last-place Washington and improved to 6-2 against its NL East rival. The Phillies entered third in the division, eight games behind the Mets.

Harper vows to play this year, but no date for return

Bryce Harper has three pins in his left thumb, a cast on his left hand and an unyielding belief that he will return from injury this season to try and lead the Phillies to their first playoff appearance in 11 years.

Hall, Hoskins homer, lead Phillies past Arenado, Cardinals

Hall broke a 3-all tie in the sixth when he led off by driving a 79-mph changeup from Miles Mikolas into the seats in right. All three of Hall’s hits have been home runs since his arriving from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.

Schwarber, Hall help Phillies rout Braves 14-4

Rhys Hoskins and Nick Castellanos also homered for the Phillies, who reached a season high in runs without star Bryce Harper in the lineup for the fourth straight game.