Phillies rebound, shut down Nats

Published November 20, 2014

Consecutive road losses have become something of an anomaly for the Philadelphia Phillies.

The team with the major's best record shook off a ninth-inning collapse in Friday's series opener to shut down the Washington Nationals, 5-0.

Jimmy Rollins and Wilson Valdez both knocked in two runs for the Phillies, who established a franchise record by going 31 games without back-to-back losses as the visiting club. Philadelphia hasn't dropped two straight on the road since a four-game slide from May 31-June 4.

Roy Oswalt (6-7) took the mound for the second straight Saturday against Washington after an extended rain delay at the outset of Friday's game forced his start to be pushed back. The right-hander gave up eight hits, walked one and recorded nine strikeouts over eight innings. The strikeout total and innings pitched were both season-highs.

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