Defense keeps slumping as Phillies can’t sweep Nationals

Bryce Harper had a costly error Thursday. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
A wild bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday night saved the Phillies from extra scrutiny on a disastrous performance in the field.Thursday, they weren’t so lucky.
The Phillies fell short of a sweep against the Nationals, and an ugly sixth inning was mostly to blame. With the game already tied up at one apiece earlier in the inning, Bryce Harper biffed a Keibert Ruiz grounder down the first-base line, giving Wash