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PHILADELPHIA -- A.J. Burnett struck out 12 in seven innings and Cody Asche and Carlos Ruiz homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night. Domonic Brown had two hits and an RBI for Philadelphia, which won for the fourth time in five games. Wilson Ramos and Anthony Rendon homered for NL East-leading Washington, which lost for just the second time in 14 games. Burnett (7-14) won for the first time since the All-Star break, allowing one run on three hits with just one walk. The right-hander entered leading the majors in walks with 76. Tanner Roark (12-8) gave up two runs on five hits in six innings and lost for just the second time in his last nine starts. Roark has a 2.25 ERA over that stretch. Burnett retired the first eight batters before Roarks two-out single in the third. It was just the pitchers sixth hit in 60 at-bats this season. The Nationals didnt get another hit until Rendons one-out homer to left in the sixth that pulled them within 2-1. It was the third homer 15 at-bats for Rendon off Burnett. Burnett had been 0-6 with a 7.41 ERA in seven starts since the All-Star break prior to Monday. But he was stellar against Washington, setting a season-high in strikeouts while finishing in double-digits for the 35th time in his career. The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Browns RBI single and went up 2-0 on Asches leadoff homer to deep right in the fifth. After Washington closed within a run, Ruiz cleared the wall in left off left-hander Jerry Blevins to push Philadelphias advantage to 3-1. Ramos homered to right with two outs in the ninth off Jonathan Papelbon, who earned his 32nd save in 34 opportunities. Ben Revere, who began the day tied for the NL batting lead at .314 with Colorados Justin Morneau, went 0-for-4 to drop his average to .311. Chase Utley went 0-for-4, extending his slump to 3-for-29. TRAINERS ROOM Nationals: Second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera was out of the starting lineup after injuring his rib in Sundays 14-6 win over San Francisco. Manager Matt Williams said prior to the game that Cabrera is day-to-day. Cabrera pinch-hit in the ninth inning and singled. Phillies: OF John Mayberry Jr. (wrist) played in his fifth rehab game with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday night. Mayberry entered 4-for-14 with a homer and three RBIs in four games there. UP NEXT Nationals: LHP Gio Gonzalez (6-9, 3.83) takes the mound for Washington at 7:05 Tuesday. He pitched seven shutout innings but got a no-decision in the Nationals 1-0 win over Arizona Thursday. Gonzalez has received two runs of support over 33 1/3 innings in his last six starts. Phillies: LHP Cole Hamels (7-6, 2.53) got rare run support in his last outing when he snapped string of seven straight starts with at least seven innings in a 4-3 win over Seattle Wednesday. 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