Nationals look to locate offense vs. high-octane Phillies

The Washington Nationals will try to break out of their offensive funk when they visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday evening. After suffering consecutive shutout losses against the Chicago White Sox, the Nationals scored twice against Zack Wheeler in a 4-2 loss to the Phillies on Friday as Philadelphia won for the fourth time in its last five games. Washington's MacKenzie Gore (2-4, 3.38 ERA) will oppose Cristopher Sanchez (2-3, 3.43) on Saturday in a battle of left-handers during the middle contest of the three-game series.