Phillies hit 4 homers in 13-1 win, finish sweep of Nationals August 7 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink PHILADELPHIA (AP) Darick Hall hit two home runs and Nick Maton and Rhys Hoskins each hit two-run homers to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a four-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 13-1 win on Sunday.Maton drove in four runs, Bryson Stott had three RBIs and the Phillies scored five runs in the fourth and eighth innings.Aaron Nola (8-8) struck out five and allowed one run in six innings to put the Phillies (60-48) 12 games over .500 for the first time since August 2018.The Phillies Christian Wood Jersey failed to make the playoffs that season, part of a postseason drought that has lasted since 2011. But on a day when the Phillies honored the 1980 World Series champions, this years homer-happy team showed that perhaps the longest playoff absence in the National League might finally end.Hall hit a pair of solo homers against Washington starter Cory Abbott (0-1) to play his part in the long-ball barrage against the Nationals. Hoskins homered all in four games.The Phillies hit 14 homers in the four games, their most in any single series in franchise history. The previous record was set last season with 13 against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.The Phillies brought back a large portion of the roster from the 1980 champs, including . Milwaukee Bucks Hoodie Rose popped his head out of the stairwell near the visitors dugout and instantly heard screams of Pete! Pete! Rose turned and waved and pointed at fans as they snapped photos of baseballs hit king. Rose received some light boos as he waited in line behind his former teammates but that turned into a when he was introduced by public addre s announcer Dan Baker.Rose returned to a Philadelphia baseball field for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball in 1989. The Phillies had planned to induct Rose into their Wall of Fame in 2017 until those plans were scrapped because of a womans claim she had a sexual relationship with him when she was a minor.Rose called a female reporter who asked him about the accusations babe and turned prickly later when pre sed on them.Im going to tell you one more time: Im here for the Philly fans, Im here for my teammates, OK, Rose said. Im here for the Philly organization and Rose then went on the TV broadcast and cursed and used crude terms when talking about fellow Kyle Korver Jersey announcer former Phillies first baseman John Kruk, a testicular cancer survivor.Roses appearance at Citizens Bank Park overshadowed what should have been a true celebration. Yes, for the 1980 champs, but also for this years team and a sweep that has them positioned down the stretch for a serious run at an NL wild-card berth. The Phillies can pad their record with a three-game set this week against the Marlins.TRAINERS ROOMNationals claimed OF Alex Call off waivers from Cleveland and optioned him to Triple-A Rochester. Call, 27, made his major league debut for the Guardians this season, playing in 12 games. Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of 2016 from Ball State, Call is a career .252 hitter with 111 doubles, 12 triples, 52 home runs and Jaylen Adams Jersey 253 RBIs in six minor league seasons. Recalled RHP Mason Thompson from Triple-A Rochester and optioned RHP Jordan Weems to Triple-A Rochester. UP NEXTThe Nationals send RHP Anibal Sanchez (0-4, 7.65 ERA) to the mound Monday for the start of a three-game series in Chicago against Cubs RHP Keegan Thompson (8-5, 3.48).The Phillies are off Monday. They send Zack Wheeler (10-5, 2.69 ERA) to the mound Tuesday for the start of a three-game home series against the Marlins and LHP Braxton Garrett (2-5, 3.88). ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 37 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 40 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Bob Lanier Jersey Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS