Ranger Suarez pitched seven scoreless innings and Rafael Marchan knocked in three runs as the host Philadelphia Phillies topped the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Sunday.

Suarez (10-6) struck out 11 without a walk and allowed only three hits in lowering his ERA to 3.07. Nick Castellanos had two hits and scored a run for the Phillies, who captured two of three in the weekend series.

Jake Irvin (8-9) lasted only 2 1/3 innings for the Nationals, allowing three runs, six hits and two walks. Luis Garcia Jr.'s pinch homer in the ninth highlighted a quiet offensive day for Washington.

The key sequence came in the eighth inning, when Philadelphia reliever Jose Alvarado promptly loaded the bases with nobody out. Phillies manager Rob Thomson summoned Tanner Banks, who induced a double-play grounder

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