Phillies 8, Nationals 4: Grady Sizemore and Marlon Byrd each belted a two-run homer and Jimmy Rollins also went deep as cellar-dwelling Philadelphia slugged its way to a three-game home sweep of first-place Washington.

Ryan Howard recorded a pair of RBI singles and matched Byrd with three hits for the Phillies, who went 7-2 on their nine-game homestand and completed their first sweep of the Nationals since Aug. 24-26, 2012. Kyle Kendrick (7-11) overcame a sluggish start and allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings to pick up his second straight win.

Denard Span belted a solo homer among his three hits for the Nationals, who have dropped three in a row for the first time since June 25-27 and saw their lead dip to 6 1/2 games over second-place Atlanta in the National League East. Ian Desmond registered an RBI single among his three hits while Anthony Rendon and former Phillie Jayson Werth also drove in a run apiece.

Span launched his shot into the second deck in right field in the fifth to give Washington a 4-2 lead before Philadelphia erupted in the following inning. Domonic Brown trimmed the deficit by plating Byrd with a double and Sizemore sent an 0-2 curveball from Doug Fister (12-5) into the seats in right to give Philadelphia its first lead of the contest.

Byrd provided insurance in the seventh by blasting Ross Detwiler's first-pitch sinker over the wall in right as the Phillies seized a 7-4 advantage. Howard capped the scoring with a bases-loaded single in the eighth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Members of the Taney Dragons Little League team were honored with a parade down Broad Street before greeting the Phillies prior to the contest. Star hurler Mo'Ne Davis joined the rest of the squad by throwing out the ceremonial first pitches. ... Kendrick has allowed four or more runs in eight of his last 10 starts for Philadelphia, which opens a nine-game road trip on Friday with the opener of a three-game set versus the New York Mets. ... Fister yielded five runs - four earned - on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings to take the loss for Washington, which continues its nine-game road trip at Seattle on Friday.