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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies finally gave their best relievers a rest Sunday, and it resulted in a rare late-season loss.
Antonio Alfonseca and Geoff Geary came out of the bullpen and gave up the lead, and the Phillies failed to finish off a sweep of the Washington Nationals, losing 5-3 in the last major league game at RFK Stadium.
The ballpark hosted the Senators from 1962-71, and has been the Nationals' home since they moved from Montreal and brought the sport back to the nation's capital in 2005. The occasion brought out a crowd of 40,519 — the Nationals' largest this season — and they had plenty to cheer about, especially after Phillies starter Cole Hamels left.
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