Nola solid over six, but Phils drop 5th straight

PHILADELPHIA — Daniel Murphy completed his scorching hot month of May with another multi-hit game, including a solo home run, and Joe Ross delivered a strong outing to help lead the Nationals to a 5-1 victory over the Phillies on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Murphy improved his average to .397 on the season and tied a franchise record for most hits in a single month with 47, including seven homers. He had only homered seven times in a single month once, this past October while he helped the Mets complete their run to the World Series.

The Nationals had four homers on the day — Jayson Werth’s solo homer in the first inning, Murphy’s homer in the sixth, Danny Espinosa’s two-run homer in the ninth inning followed by a pinch-hit inside the park home run from Stephen Drew — to back Ross, who tossed seven innings of one-run ball. The Nationals will go for a series sweep Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, Philadelphia has dropped nine …

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