Alec Bohm homered in his return from the injured list and drove in three runs as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 11-9 on August 17, 2025, at Nationals Park, salvaging a split in the four-game series.

Alec Bohm went deep in his return and the Phillies finished their road trip Sunday with a high-scoring win over the Nationals.

The Phillies withstand the Nationals' rally and come up with one of their own to seal an 11-9 win.

Sure, the Phillies rallied for an 11-9 victory, scoring five runs against the last-place Nationals’ putrid bullpen and surviving a three-run rally in the ninth that brought the tying run to the plate and forced manager Rob Thomson to use closer Jhoan Duran.

The right-hander allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings Sunday against the Washington Nationals, a start that ended when seven consecutive batters reached safely. Nola struck out four in his first major league outing since May 14.

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