The Philadelphia Phillies had to stay overnight in the Cincinnati area because of plane trouble.

The Phillies staff scrambled to find a hotel where the team could spend the night.

The Phillies arrived in the D.C. area Thursday afternoon, and the Nationals clubhouse crew rushed to get their uniforms ready for gametime.

WASHINGTON – It was already a long and grim day in Cincinnati for the Philadelphia Phillies : Their series finale against the Reds was delayed an hour by rain, they got steamrolled 8-0 and faced a quick turnaround to get to the nation’s capital for a four-game series.

So as manager Rob Thomson settled into his seat on the Phillies ’ charter flight to Dulles International Airport, he nodded off easily. Twice. And both times he woke up, he thought they had landed in

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