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WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals are grateful to be done with A.J. Burnett for the season, and by the end of this weekend, they will be through with the pesky Philadelphia Phillies. At that point, Washington will have cleared two significant roadblocks in its pursuit of the NL East title. Burnett scattered six singles over seven innings, Ryan Howard had two RBIs and the last-place Phillies beat Washington 3-1 Saturday to secure their first winning season against the Nationals since 2010. Dominic Brown homered for the Phillies, who have won five straight against the division leaders and hold a 10-8 advantage in the series that ends Sunday. So what is it about the Phillies that proves so troublesome to Washington? "Over the last five it hasnt been good for us," Nationals manager Matt Williams conceded. "Its been a case of them pitching really well against us, Burnett especially." The 37-year-old Burnett (8-15) allowed one run, struck out four and walked two. He improved to 4-2 with a 3.57 ERA in six outings against Washington this year. "Hes a good matchup against our guys," Williams said. "He seems to throw strikes against us. His walk total against us is certainly lower than the other teams he faces. Its one of those things in baseball." Burnetts 80 walks are most in the majors, but against Washington this season hes got 33 strikeouts and just 15 walks. "He just goes out there and pitches well," Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper said. "He locates. He mixes it up a lot. I got some pitches today I thought I could hit and missed. Thats something you just got to tip your cap to. So be it." It was Burnetts 400th career start. The right-hander lost his previous six road starts, and his only three wins since June 20 are all against Washington. "I was able to make pitches at the right time," Burnett said. "Threw a lot of balls in there for strikes. Important that I stayed ahead in the count, especially against that lineup." Ken Giles worked a perfect eighth and Jonathan Papelbon got three outs for his 35th save. Tanner Roark (12-10) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings for Washington, striking out eight and walking one. He has lost his last three starts. "Felt good, felt like I was commanding both sides of the plate," Roark said. "Everything was sharp." On most nights, his numbers would translate to a victory. Not this time. Not against the Phillies. "Just one of those things," Roark said. "Were still in first. We cant really think about that at all." The Nationals finished with seven hits, all of them singles, ending their streak of 13 straight games with a home run. Before the game, Williams said he would take a closer-by-committee approach while struggling Rafael Soriano attempts to correct some mechanical flaws that have attributed to his 6.98 ERA since the All-Star break. Williams offered no guarantee that Soriano would return to the closers role. Burnett hit the first of four Philadelphia singles in the third inning. The last, by Howard, provided the Phillies with a 2-0 lead and increased the sluggers team-leading RBI total to 91. A sacrifice fly by Anthony Rendon made it 2-1 in the fifth, but Philadelphia got the run back in the sixth when Brown drove a 3-0 pitch into the Nationals bullpen beyond the right-field wall. Roark faced one more batter before being pulled. "It all started with a base hit by the pitcher," Williams said. "He threw Howard a curveball he hit into right field. And the 3-0 homer. Other than that he was pretty good." UP NEXT Their current records dont show it, but the starting pitchers in Sundays series finale -- Washingtons Gio Gonzalez (7-9) and Philadelphias Cole Hamel (8-6) -- rank third and fourth among NL lefties in wins over the last three seasons. Gonzalez has 39 and Hamels has 33. 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"First I have to thank God for this blessing and Mr. Rooney and the Steelers organization for such a great opportunity!" Mitchell wrote on Twitter. Mitchell started 14 games last season for the Carolina Panthers and had 66 tackles, four interceptions, 3.5 sacks and two forced fumbles for the leagues second-ranked defence. Mitchell came to Carolina after four seasons with the Oakland Raiders, mostly in a reserve role. The 6-foot, 210-pound Mitchell brought an attitude to the Carolina defence, regularly collecting personal fouls and league-imposed fines for late hits. By releasing Woodley with a post-June 1 designation, the Steelers free up about $8 million in salary cap space in 2014. The money saved will likely go toward signing the teams selections in the NFL draft in May. 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