The Washington Nationals are grateful to be done with A.J. Burnett for the season, and by the end of this weekend, they will be through with the pesky Philadelphia Phillies. At that point, Washington will have cleared two significant roadblocks in its pursuit of the NL East title. Burnett scattered six singles over seven innings, Ryan Howard had two RBIs and the last-place Phillies beat Washington 3-1 Saturday to secure their first winning season against the Nationals since 2010. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap...philadelphia-phillies-vs-washington-nationals