Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker has provided manager Rob Thomson reason to give his taxed rotation a bit of a breather with the impending return of Aaron Nola from the injured list.

The Philadelphia Phillies announced that X-rays on the foot of closer Jhoan Durán were negative on Friday night, per Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Nationals opened the series with a 3-2 victory which gave Washington back-to-back wins and a 4-2 mark over the past six games. The Phillies, on the other hand are riding a three-game losing streak, which follows up a four-game winning streak.

Philadelphia Phillies standout Kyle Schwarber continued his MVP-caliber season on Friday night, lifting the Phillies to a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals.

The Phillies beat the Nationals on Friday, 6-2, but the main victory would be Jhoan Duran avoiding major injury.

Duran took a comebacker off the outer part of his right ankle in the ninth inning of Philly’s 6-2 win at Washington on Friday night. After the game, the Phillies said X-rays on the burly right-hander were negative. He will be evaluated further on Saturday.

During the ninth inning of the Phillies’ 6-2 win over the Nationals on Friday, Duran, 27, got struck in the right ankle with a 94 mph liner hit by third baseman Paul DeJong, leaving the closer in immense pain.

As the Philadelphia Phillies look to avoid a disappointing series against the Washington Nationals, the team will have some looming decisions to make down the r

Jose Tena connected for a two-run single in the seventh to help the Washington Nationals rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.