GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (82-70) at WASHINGTON (68-84)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

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PLAY: B Myers relieved T Gordon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 7
WASHINGTON 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Zimmerman (.269, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

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PLAY: J Flores hit for N Logan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, W PENA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 7
WASHINGTON 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J Flores (.253, 4 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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PLAY: R Langerhans ran for W Pena.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R LANGERHANS ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 7
WASHINGTON 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A Kearns (.263, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 7 8 0
WASHINGTON 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE, J.D. DURBIN (3RD), KANE DAVIS (5TH), CLAY CONDREY
(7TH), J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS (9TH)
AND CARLOS RUIZ

WAS - JASON BERGMANN, LUIS AYALA (7TH), ARNIE MUNOZ
(7TH), JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (7TH), SAUL RIVERA (9TH) AND BRIAN
SCHNEIDER

HOME RUNS: PHI - RYAN HOWARD (41) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JAYSON WERTH (7) OFF ARNIE MUNOZ IN THE 7TH, 2 ON

WAS - NONE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 7 8 0
WASHINGTON 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE, J.D. DURBIN (3RD), KANE DAVIS (5TH), CLAY CONDREY
(7TH), J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS (9TH)
AND CARLOS RUIZ

WAS - JASON BERGMANN, LUIS AYALA (7TH), ARNIE MUNOZ
(7TH), JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (7TH), SAUL RIVERA (9TH) AND BRIAN
SCHNEIDER


WP - J.C. ROMERO (1-2)
LP - JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (1-1)
SAVE - BRETT MYERS (18)

HOME RUNS: PHI - RYAN HOWARD (41) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JAYSON WERTH (7) OFF ARNIE MUNOZ IN THE 7TH, 2 ON

WAS - NONE


TIME: 3:28 ATT: 19,966

PROBABLES: PHI - ADAM EATON (9-9, 6.36)
WAS - SHAWN HILL (4-4, 3.01)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (7) VS WASHINGTON (6) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .294
S Victorino rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Utley 2b 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .331
R Howard 1b 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 .260
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .261
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
A Rowand cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .311
G Dobbs 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Ruiz c 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .259
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149
a-C Roberson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
b-C Coste ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-P LaForest ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
d-J Werth ph-lf-rf 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 .315

Totals 35 7 8 7 5 12 15

a-struck out swinging for K Lohse in the 3rd; b-flied out to left for J Durbin
in the 5th; c-hit for K Lohse in the 7th; d-homered to left for P Laforest in
the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - S Victorino (23, J Bergmann); J Rollins 2 (38, A Munoz, J
Albaladejo). 3B - C Utley (5, J Bergmann). HR - R Howard (41, 1st inning off J
Bergmann 1 on, 2 Out), J Werth (7, 7th inning off A Munoz 2 on, 0 Out). S - S
Victorino. RBI - R Howard 2 (122), J Werth 3 (47), C Utley (98), J Rollins
(89). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2, J Rollins. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Rowand 1, C Utley 1, S Victorino 1, C Ruiz 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Ruiz (6, 2nd base off J Albaladejo/B Schneider).

FIELDING: PB - C Ruiz. DP: 1 (G Dobbs-C Utley-R Howard).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .243
R Belliard 2b 5 2 1 2 0 0 2 .288
R Zimmerman 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .268
W Pena lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .288
R Langerhans pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
R Church cf 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 .269
N Logan pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
c-J Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
A Kearns rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .262
R Fick 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .236
a-T Batista ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
B Schneider c 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .235
J Bergmann p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 6 8 6 6 7 17

a-grounded to second for R Fick in the 7th; b-walked for J Albaladejo in the
8th; c-flied out to center for N Logan in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (40, K Lohse); B Schneider (21, K Lohse); R Belliard
(31, K Lohse); R Church 2 (40, K Davis, K Lohse). S - J Bergmann. RBI - R
Zimmerman (89), B Schneider (50), R Belliard 2 (54), R Church 2 (64). 2-out RBI
- R Church 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 1, A Kearns
2, J Bergmann 2. GIDP - T Batista. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (22, 2nd base off C Condrey/C Ruiz).


----------------------------------------------------
PHILADELPHIA - 200 000 410 -- 7
WASHINGTON - 150 000 000 -- 6
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 6 6 6 2 0 0 4.74
J Durbin 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.06
K Davis 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.22
C Condrey 1/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 5.32
J Romero (W, 1-2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.48
T Gordon (H, 10) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.03
B Myers (S, 18) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.60

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 6 4 2 2 2 7 1 4.30
L Ayala 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 3.58
A Munoz (B, 1) 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 4.91
J Albaladejo (L, 1-1) 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 2 0 2.70
S Rivera 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.75

L Ayala pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

IBB - B Schneider (by K Davis). HBP - W Pena (by K Lohse); R Howard (by A
Munoz). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 37-22; J Durbin 33-24; K Davis 37-22; C
Condrey 15-6; J Romero 11-6; T Gordon 7-4; B Myers 16-11; J Bergmann 104-61; L
Ayala 6-2; A Munoz 16-10; J Albaladejo 27-16; S Rivera 18-12. Ground balls-fly
balls: K Lohse 3-3; J Durbin 1-4; K Davis 1-2; C Condrey 0-0; J Romero 3-0; T
Gordon 2-0; B Myers 0-2; J Bergmann 1-10; L Ayala 0-0; A Munoz 2-0; J
Albaladejo 2-1; S Rivera 0-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 15; J Durbin 6; K Davis 9;
C Condrey 3; J Romero 3; T Gordon 2; B Myers 4; J Bergmann 24; L Ayala 2; A
Munoz 5; J Albaladejo 7; S Rivera 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gary
Darling.

T--3:28. Att--19,966.
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 7
WASHINGTON 6 FINAL</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA (7) AT WASHINGTON (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins struck out swinging. S Victorino struck out
looking. C Utley tripled to deep right. R Howard homered to right, C Utley
scored. P Burrell lined out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez singled to right. R Belliard grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, F Lopez out at second. R Zimmerman doubled to
deep right, R Belliard scored. W Pena popped out to second. R Church walked.
A Kearns grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Church out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 2ND: R Fick singled to right. B Schneider doubled to deep
right, R Fick scored. J Bergmann sacrificed to third, B Schneider to third.
F Lopez walked. R Belliard doubled to deep center, B Schneider and F Lopez
scored. R Zimmerman flied out to left. W Pena hit by pitch. R Church doubled
to deep right center, R Belliard and W Pena scored. A Kearns popped out to
second. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 6.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: L Ayala relieved J Bergmann. G Dobbs singled to right
center. C Ruiz walked, G Dobbs to second. P LaForest hit for K Davis. A Munoz
relieved L Ayala. J Werth hit for P LaForest. J Werth homered to left, G Dobbs
and C Ruiz scored. J Rollins doubled to left. S Victorino sacrificed to
first, J Rollins to third. C Utley grounded into fielder's choice to second,
J Rollins scored. R Howard hit by pitch, C Utley to second. J Albaladejo
relieved A Munoz. P Burrell struck out looking. A Rowand grounded out to
second. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 6.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: N Logan in center field. T Batista at first base. G Dobbs
lined out to center. C Ruiz walked. J Werth struck out swinging, C Ruiz stole
second. J Rollins doubled to right, C Ruiz scored. S Victorino grounded out
to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, WASHINGTON 6.</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA (7) AT WASHINGTON (6) - EVENT LOG
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Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, P Burrell LF, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs 3B, C Ruiz C, K Lohse RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
W Pena LF, R Church CF, A Kearns RF, R Fick 1B, B Schneider C, J Bergmann RHP.

Umpires -- Jerry Meals (HP), Larry Poncino (1B), Chad Fairchild (2B),
Gary Darling (3B).

Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to center at 7 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins struck out swinging. S Victorino struck out
looking. C Utley tripled to deep right. R Howard homered to right, C Utley
scored. P Burrell lined out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez singled to right. R Belliard grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, F Lopez out at second. R Zimmerman doubled to
deep right, R Belliard scored. W Pena popped out to second. R Church walked.
A Kearns grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Church out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 1.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: A Rowand grounded out to first. G Dobbs struck out
swinging. C Ruiz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 2ND: R Fick singled to right. B Schneider doubled to deep
right, R Fick scored. J Bergmann sacrificed to third, B Schneider to third.
F Lopez walked. R Belliard doubled to deep center, B Schneider and F Lopez
scored. R Zimmerman flied out to left. W Pena hit by pitch. R Church doubled
to deep right center, R Belliard and W Pena scored. A Kearns popped out to
second. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 6.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Roberson hit for K Lohse. C Roberson struck out
swinging. J Rollins popped out to second. S Victorino doubled to center.
C Utley flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 6.

WASHINGTON 3RD: J Durbin relieved K Lohse. R Fick lined out to center.
B Schneider flied out to left. J Bergmann popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 6.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: R Howard walked. P Burrell flied out to center.
A Rowand singled to right, R Howard to second. G Dobbs fouled out to third.
C Ruiz popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2,
WASHINGTON 6.

WASHINGTON 4TH: F Lopez grounded out to shortstop. R Belliard fouled out
to catcher. R Zimmerman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 6.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: C Coste hit for J Durbin. C Coste flied out to left.
J Rollins lined out to right. S Victorino lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 6.

WASHINGTON 5TH: K Davis relieved J Durbin. W Pena struck out looking.
R Church hit a ground rule double to deep right. A Kearns struck out swinging,
A Kearns safe at first on passed ball by C Ruiz, R Church to third on passed
ball. R Fick struck out looking. B Schneider intentionally walked, A Kearns
to second. J Bergmann grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 6.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: C Utley struck out looking. R Howard struck out
swinging. P Burrell walked. A Rowand popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 6.

WASHINGTON 6TH: F Lopez flied out to center. R Belliard flied out to
center. R Zimmerman struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 6.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: L Ayala relieved J Bergmann. G Dobbs singled to right
center. C Ruiz walked, G Dobbs to second. P LaForest hit for K Davis. A Munoz
relieved L Ayala. J Werth hit for P LaForest. J Werth homered to left, G Dobbs
and C Ruiz scored. J Rollins doubled to left. S Victorino sacrificed to
first, J Rollins to third. C Utley grounded into fielder's choice to second,
J Rollins scored. R Howard hit by pitch, C Utley to second. J Albaladejo
relieved A Munoz. P Burrell struck out looking. A Rowand grounded out to
second. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 6.

WASHINGTON 7TH: C Condrey relieved K Davis. J Werth in left field. W Pena
struck out swinging. R Church walked. N Logan ran for R Church. N Logan stole
second. A Kearns walked. J Romero relieved C Condrey. T Batista hit for
R Fick. T Batista grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Kearns
out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 6.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: N Logan in center field. T Batista at first base. G Dobbs
lined out to center. C Ruiz walked. J Werth struck out swinging, C Ruiz stole
second. J Rollins doubled to right, C Ruiz scored. S Victorino grounded out
to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, WASHINGTON 6.

WASHINGTON 8TH: A Nunez at third base. B Schneider grounded out to second.
D Jimenez hit for J Albaladejo. D Jimenez walked. T Gordon relieved J Romero.
M Bourn in left field. J Werth in right field. F Lopez grounded out to first,
D Jimenez to second. R Belliard grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, WASHINGTON 6.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: S Rivera relieved J Albaladejo. C Utley struck out
looking. R Howard walked. M Bourn struck out swinging. A Rowand struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, WASHINGTON 6.

WASHINGTON 9TH: B Myers relieved T Gordon. R Zimmerman flied out to left.
W Pena singled to center. J Flores hit for N Logan. J Flores flied out to
center. R Langerhans ran for W Pena. A Kearns struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, WASHINGTON 6.</div>

 

Phillies earn comeback win, keep alive playoff hopes

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 7, WASHINGTON 6</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Jimmy Rollins made sure the PhiladelphiaPhillies kept alive their playoff hopes for one more night.

Rollins scored the tying run in the seventh and plated thego-ahead tally an inning later as the Phillies overcame afour-run deficit to earn a 7-6 victory over the WashingtonNationals on Thursday.


The much-maligned bullpen allowed two hits in seven scorelessframes for Philadelphia (83-70), which remained 2 1/2 gamesbehind the San Diego Padres (85-67) in the National League wildcard race and pulled within 1 1/2 games of the New York Mets(84-68) in the NL East Division. New York lost a wildextra-inning affair in Florida on Thursday.


Carlos Ruiz drew a one-out walk against Nationals righthanderJonathan Albaladejo (1-1) and stole second before scoring thegame-winning run on Rollins' double down the right field line.Rollins, who has hit safely in 23 of his last 26 games,increased his career-high RBI total to 89 when Ruiz crossed theplate.


Lefthander J.C. Romero (2-2) pitched an inning bridging theseventh and eighth to notch the win and closer Brett Myersturned in a scoreless ninth for his 18th save.


Pinch hitter Jayson Werth's three-run homer into the upper deckin left field on a 3-1 offering from lefthander Arnie Munozpulled the Phillies within 6-5 in the seventh.


Rollins followed with a double down the left field line andadvanced to third on a sacrifice by Shane Victorino. Rollinsscored to make it 6-6 on a grounder by Chase Utley.

Utley extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a triple toright-center off the glove of Nationals center fielder RyanChurch in the first inning. Ryan Howard followed with his 41sthomer run of the season, a first-pitch blast to right offrighthander Jason Bergmann that gave Philadelphia an early 2-0lead.


Bergmann pitched well, allowing two runs and four hits in sixinnings while striking out seven and issuing a pair of walks.

The Nationals halved the deficit in the bottom of the first onan RBI double by Ryan Zimmerman. Washington broke out in thesecond, batting around en route to scoring five runs and chasingPhiladelphia starter Kyle Lohse.


Brian Schneider's RBI double to right scored Robert Fick,forging a 2-2 tie. After Felipe Lopez walked, Ronnie Belliard'stwo-run double to the gap in right-center field gave Washingtona 4-2 lead.


Lohse hit Wily Mo Pena with a pitch and Church followed with atwo-run double to right that gave the Nationals a 6-2 cushion.

Lohse, who threw only 37 pitches, was charged with six runs andsix hits in two innings. He also walked two and hit a batter.

 

Phillies earn comeback win, keep alive playoff hopes

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 7, WASHINGTON 6</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Jimmy Rollins made sure the PhiladelphiaPhillies kept alive their playoff hopes for one more night.

Rollins scored the tying run in the seventh and plated thego-ahead tally an inning later as the Phillies overcame afour-run deficit to earn a 7-6 victory over the WashingtonNationals on Thursday.


The much-maligned bullpen allowed two hits in seven scorelessinnings for Philadelphia (83-70), which remained 2 1/2 gamesbehind the San Diego Padres (85-67) in the National League wildcard race and pulled within 1 1/2 games of the New York Mets(84-68) in the NL East Division.


New York lost a wild extra-inning affair in Florida on Thursdaythat sent the Phillies' clubhouse into a state of delirium,complete with players standing atop tables and chairs hootingand hollering while slapping high-fives and downing beers as theboom box blared loud club music.


Carlos Ruiz drew a one-out walk against Nationals righthanderJonathan Albaladejo (1-1) and stole second before scoring thegame-winning run on Rollins' double down the right field line.Rollins, who has hit safely in 23 of his last 26 games,increased his career-high RBI total to 89 when Ruiz crossed theplate.


"That hit tonight is only as good as tomorrow's game," Rollinssaid. "If we lose tomorrow, that hit tonight is a wash. But ifthat propels us to another victory, it's great.


"It's sweet right now, there's no bitterness to it. It's onlysweet. That's what you play for, to be in this position at thistime of the year, and we're here again. How? I don't know,but we're here."


Lefthander J.C. Romero (2-2) pitched an inning bridging theseventh and eighth to notch the win and closer Brett Myersturned in a scoreless ninth for his 18th save.


"I thought the secret was, the bullpen kept holding them andgave us a chance," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.

Pinch hitter Jayson Werth's three-run homer into the upper deckin left field on a 3-1 offering from lefthander Arnie Munozpulled the Phillies within 6-5 in the seventh.


"To come off the bench like that in a game where you're fourruns down with two guys on and nobody out, I got into a hitter'scount and I knew what I was trying to do with the baseball, andI was able to do it," Werth said. "With our lineup, we don'tever really feel like we're out of a game."


Rollins followed with a double down the left field line andadvanced to third on a sacrifice by Shane Victorino. Rollinsscored to make it 6-6 on a grounder by Chase Utley.

"I was going on contact," Rollins said of Utley's fielder'schoice, on which Nationals second baseman Ronnie Belliard optedto throw to the plate. "That's playing baseball. If they bringthe infield in, my job - with my speed - is to put the pressureon them. If they bobble the ball right there, I feel I'm goingto be safe.


"(Nationals catcher Brian) Schneider did a good job of blockingthe plate, but I felt like I was just going to sprint becausethat's the fastest way to get through, and I was able to beatthe throw."


Manuel credited the Phillies' sticktoitiveness.


"We came back and got 'em," Manuel said. "Werth hit a big homerun. Rollins got a big hit. Utley put the ball in play, andRollins beat the throw to the plate. It was huge.

"And Rollins put the ball down the line by the first baseman andwe won the game. I've always said it's attributed to theplayers and their attitude and how they look at the game. That'show we talk all the time - one at a time and put in all theeffort you've got the day of the game."


Manuel said Rollins epitomizes the Phillies' approach to thegame.


"I can't tell you how much he means to us," Manuel said ofRollins, who heard fans chanting 'MVP! MVP! MVP!' on the road."Everything he does is part of our team. He's the guy who setsthe table. He steals bases, he hits home runs, he hits doubles,triples, he scores runs, he knocks them in, and he playsdefense like Ozzie Smith, so why can't he be MVP?"

Utley extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a triple toright-center off the glove of Nationals center fielder RyanChurch in the first inning. Ryan Howard followed with his 41sthomer run of the season, a first-pitch blast to right offrighthander Jason Bergmann that gave Philadelphia an early 2-0lead.


Bergmann pitched well, allowing two runs and four hits in sixinnings while striking out seven and issuing a pair of walks.

"I think their bullpen basically won the battle," Nationalsmanager Manny Acta said. "We scored six runs in the first twoinnings, then they came in and shut us down for seven. ... Givecredit to the Phillies. They're playing very well. Theirbullpen deserves some credit."


The Nationals halved the deficit in the bottom of the first onan RBI double by Ryan Zimmerman. Washington broke out in thesecond, batting around en route to scoring five runs and chasingPhiladelphia starter Kyle Lohse.


Schneider's RBI double to right scored Robert Fick, forging a2-2 tie. After Felipe Lopez walked, Belliard's two-run doubleto the gap in right-center field gave Washington a 4-2 lead.

Lohse hit Wily Mo Pena with a pitch and Church followed with atwo-run double to right that gave the Nationals a 6-2 cushion.

"We knew we were still in the game, it was just a matter of howwe were going to put some runs across," Rollins said.

Lohse, who threw only 37 pitches, was charged with six runs andsix hits in two innings. He also walked two and hit a batter.

The Phillies were in a stretch run to make the playoffs the pasttwo seasons and came up short both times. Manuel believes it'stime for their fortunes to change.


"If we keep going like this, we're going to win one of thesedays," Manuel said. "And hopefully, it's this year. I talkabout that to these guys a lot."


"We have a great clubhouse, with great chemistry," Werth said."The guys here get along great. It's just a special atmospherein here, for sure. Coming down the stretch is going to be a lotof fun. We're going to have a lot of opportunities to do somereally special things. Hopefully, the town of Philadelphia willbe behind us when we get home. We've got a little homestandthere to finish this up and it could be real exciting."

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (7) VS WASHINGTON (6) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .294
S Victorino rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Utley 2b 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .331
R Howard 1b 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 .260
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .261
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
A Rowand cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .311
G Dobbs 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Ruiz c 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .259
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149
a-C Roberson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
b-C Coste ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-P LaForest ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
d-J Werth ph-lf-rf 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 .315

Totals 35 7 8 7 5 12 15

a-struck out swinging for K Lohse in the 3rd; b-flied out to left for J Durbin
in the 5th; c-hit for K Lohse in the 7th; d-homered to left for P Laforest in
the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - S Victorino (23, J Bergmann); J Rollins 2 (38, A Munoz, J
Albaladejo). 3B - C Utley (5, J Bergmann). HR - R Howard (41, 1st inning off J
Bergmann 1 on, 2 Out), J Werth (7, 7th inning off A Munoz 2 on, 0 Out). S - S
Victorino. RBI - R Howard 2 (122), J Werth 3 (47), C Utley (98), J Rollins
(89). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2, J Rollins. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Rowand 1, C Utley 1, S Victorino 1, C Ruiz 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Ruiz (6, 2nd base off J Albaladejo/B Schneider).

FIELDING: PB - C Ruiz. DP: 1 (G Dobbs-C Utley-R Howard).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .243
R Belliard 2b 5 2 1 2 0 0 2 .288
R Zimmerman 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .268
W Pena lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .288
R Langerhans pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
R Church cf 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 .269
N Logan pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
c-J Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
A Kearns rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .262
R Fick 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .236
a-T Batista ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
B Schneider c 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .235
J Bergmann p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 6 8 6 6 7 17

a-grounded to second for R Fick in the 7th; b-walked for J Albaladejo in the
8th; c-flied out to center for N Logan in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (40, K Lohse); B Schneider (21, K Lohse); R Belliard
(31, K Lohse); R Church 2 (40, K Davis, K Lohse). S - J Bergmann. RBI - R
Zimmerman (89), B Schneider (50), R Belliard 2 (54), R Church 2 (64). 2-out RBI
- R Church 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 1, A Kearns
2, J Bergmann 2. GIDP - T Batista. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (22, 2nd base off C Condrey/C Ruiz).


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PHILADELPHIA - 200 000 410 -- 7
WASHINGTON - 150 000 000 -- 6
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 6 6 6 2 0 0 4.74
J Durbin 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.06
K Davis 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.22
C Condrey 1/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 5.32
J Romero (W, 1-2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.48
T Gordon (H, 10) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.03
B Myers (S, 18) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.60

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 6 4 2 2 2 7 1 4.30
L Ayala 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 3.58
A Munoz (B, 1) 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 4.91
J Albaladejo (L, 1-1) 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 2 0 2.70
S Rivera 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.75

L Ayala pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

IBB - B Schneider (by K Davis). HBP - W Pena (by K Lohse); R Howard (by A
Munoz). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 37-22; J Durbin 33-24; K Davis 37-22; C
Condrey 15-6; J Romero 11-6; T Gordon 7-4; B Myers 16-11; J Bergmann 104-61; L
Ayala 6-2; A Munoz 16-10; J Albaladejo 27-16; S Rivera 18-12. Ground balls-fly
balls: K Lohse 3-3; J Durbin 1-4; K Davis 1-2; C Condrey 0-0; J Romero 3-0; T
Gordon 2-0; B Myers 0-2; J Bergmann 1-10; L Ayala 0-0; A Munoz 2-0; J
Albaladejo 2-1; S Rivera 0-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 15; J Durbin 6; K Davis 9;
C Condrey 3; J Romero 3; T Gordon 2; B Myers 4; J Bergmann 24; L Ayala 2; A
Munoz 5; J Albaladejo 7; S Rivera 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gary
Darling.

T--3:28. Att--19,966.
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to
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