NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN HOWARD (46) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE 8TH OFF JON RAUCH. CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2 DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.311, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 10 0 PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 2 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JON RAUCH PHI - TOM GORDON DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.289, 1-FOR-3, SAC) R ZIMMERMAN (.268, 2-FOR-2, 2 BB, RBI) R FICK (.235, 2 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Lopez ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .245 R Belliard 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .289 R Zimmerman 3b 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .268 D Young 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .320 J Maxwell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 A Kearns rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .265 R Church cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .272 N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 W Pena lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 B Schneider c 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .235 M Chico p 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Langerhans cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 Totals 32 4 10 3 3 5 17 BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (43, A Eaton); F Lopez (25, K Lohse). S - R Belliard. SF - F Lopez. RBI - R Zimmerman (91), F Lopez (50), D Young (74). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1, R Belliard 2, A Kearns 1. GIDP - R Church. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: DP: 1 (F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young). PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295 C Utley 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .332 P Burrell lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257 R Howard 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .265 A Rowand cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .311 J Werth rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .299 W Helms 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 a-G Dobbs ph-3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 C Ruiz c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 A Eaton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .163 J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-S Victorino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 2 6 2 4 5 11 a-walked for W Helms in the 7th; b-popped out to third for J Romero in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - J Werth (11, M Chico). HR - A Rowand (27, 7th inning off M Chico 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (46, 8th inning off J Rauch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Rowand (89), R Howard (133). 2-out RBI - R Howard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rollins 1, A Eaton 1. GIDP - J Rollins. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - J Rollins (1st base, M Chico). FIELDING: E - R Howard (12, ground ball); C Ruiz (2, throw). DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard). ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 100 100 20 -- 4 PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 11 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Chico 6 4 1 1 3 4 1 4.63 S Rivera 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.53 J Rauch 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.61 PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era A Eaton 2 1/3 5 1 1 2 0 0 6.29 G Geary 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.41 J Mesa 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.54 K Lohse 2 1/3 2 2 1 1 3 0 4.62 J Romero 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.31 T Gordon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.80 M Chico pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP - J Romero. Pitches-strikes: M Chico 87-54; S Rivera 19-11; J Rauch 23-16; A Eaton 48-27; G Geary 11-7; J Mesa 8-4; K Lohse 28-20; J Romero 10-5; T Gordon 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Chico 5-8; S Rivera 0-1; J Rauch 1-3; A Eaton 3-4; G Geary 3-0; J Mesa 0-2; K Lohse 1-3; J Romero 0-1; T Gordon 1-1. Batters faced: M Chico 23; S Rivera 3; J Rauch 6; A Eaton 14; G Geary 4; J Mesa 2; K Lohse 10; J Romero 3; T Gordon 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: 76 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - PITCHING CHANGE PHI: BRETT MYERS (5-7, 4.45) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2 DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.289, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Myers relieved T Gordon. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4 PHILADELPHIA 2 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Belliard (.289, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Jimenez hit for J Rauch. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A KEARNS ON FIRST, R FICK ON SECOND, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4 PHILADELPHIA 2 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D Jimenez (.248, 2 HR, 10 RBI)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 0 PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 2 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JON RAUCH (OUT) PHI - BRETT MYERS DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.299, 1-FOR-2, BB) G DOBBS (.274, 0-FOR-0, BB) C RUIZ (.258, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Lopez ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .245 R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .288 R Zimmerman 3b 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 .268 D Young 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .320 J Maxwell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 A Kearns rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .266 R Church cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .272 N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 W Pena lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 B Schneider c 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .235 M Chico p 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Langerhans cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 Totals 36 4 11 3 4 6 20 a-struck out swinging for J Rauch in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (43, A Eaton); F Lopez (25, K Lohse). S - R Belliard. SF - F Lopez. RBI - R Zimmerman (91), F Lopez (50), D Young (74). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1, D Jimenez 1, R Belliard 2, A Kearns 1. GIDP - R Church. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: DP: 1 (F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young). PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295 C Utley 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .332 P Burrell lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257 R Howard 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .265 A Rowand cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .311 J Werth rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .299 W Helms 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 a-G Dobbs ph-3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 C Ruiz c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 A Eaton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .163 J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-S Victorino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 2 6 2 4 5 11 a-walked for W Helms in the 7th; b-popped out to third for J Romero in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - J Werth (11, M Chico). HR - A Rowand (27, 7th inning off M Chico 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (46, 8th inning off J Rauch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Rowand (89), R Howard (133). 2-out RBI - R Howard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rollins 1, A Eaton 1. GIDP - J Rollins. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - J Rollins (1st base, M Chico). FIELDING: E - R Howard (12, ground ball); C Ruiz (2, throw). DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard). ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 100 100 200 -- 4 PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 11 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Chico 6 4 1 1 3 4 1 4.63 S Rivera 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.53 J Rauch 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.61 PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era A Eaton 2 1/3 5 1 1 2 0 0 6.29 G Geary 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.41 J Mesa 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.54 K Lohse 2 1/3 2 2 1 1 3 0 4.62 J Romero 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.31 T Gordon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.80 B Myers 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.39 M Chico pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP - J Romero. Pitches-strikes: M Chico 87-54; S Rivera 19-11; J Rauch 23-16; A Eaton 48-27; G Geary 11-7; J Mesa 8-4; K Lohse 28-20; J Romero 10-5; T Gordon 14-11; B Myers 21-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M Chico 5-8; S Rivera 0-1; J Rauch 1-3; A Eaton 3-4; G Geary 3-0; J Mesa 0-2; K Lohse 1-3; J Romero 0-1; T Gordon 1-1; B Myers 2-0. Batters faced: M Chico 23; S Rivera 3; J Rauch 6; A Eaton 14; G Geary 4; J Mesa 2; K Lohse 10; J Romero 3; T Gordon 4; B Myers 5. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: 76 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - PITCHING CHANGE WAS: CHAD CORDERO (3-3, 3.41) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2 DUE UP FOR PHILADELPH: J WERTH (.299, 1-FOR-2)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4 PHILADELPHIA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J Werth (.299, 1-FOR-2)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 0 PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: WAS - MATT CHICO, SAUL RIVERA (7TH), JON RAUCH (7TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER PHI - ADAM EATON, GEOFF GEARY (3RD), JOSE MESA (4TH), KYLE LOHSE (5TH), J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE PHI - AARON ROWAND (27) OFF MATT CHICO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON RYAN HOWARD (46) OFF JON RAUCH IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 0 PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: WAS - MATT CHICO, SAUL RIVERA (7TH), JON RAUCH (7TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER PHI - ADAM EATON, GEOFF GEARY (3RD), JOSE MESA (4TH), KYLE LOHSE (5TH), J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ WP - MATT CHICO (7-9) LP - ADAM EATON (10-10) SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (37) HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE PHI - AARON ROWAND (27) OFF MATT CHICO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON RYAN HOWARD (46) OFF JON RAUCH IN THE 8TH, 0 ON TIME: 3:09 ATT: 44,532 PROBABLES: WAS - JASON BERGMANN (6-5, 4.33) PHI - JAMIE MOYER (13-12, 5.15)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - FINAL WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Lopez ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .245 R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .288 R Zimmerman 3b 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 .268 D Young 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .320 J Maxwell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 A Kearns rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .266 R Church cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .272 N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 W Pena lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 B Schneider c 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .235 M Chico p 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Langerhans cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 Totals 36 4 11 3 4 6 20 a-struck out swinging for J Rauch in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (43, A Eaton); F Lopez (25, K Lohse). S - R Belliard. SF - F Lopez. RBI - R Zimmerman (91), F Lopez (50), D Young (74). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1, D Jimenez 1, R Belliard 2, A Kearns 1. GIDP - R Church. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: DP: 1 (F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young). PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295 C Utley 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .332 P Burrell lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257 R Howard 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .265 A Rowand cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .311 J Werth rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .298 W Helms 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 a-G Dobbs ph-3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 C Ruiz c 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257 A Eaton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .163 J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-S Victorino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 4 6 11 a-walked for W Helms in the 7th; b-popped out to third for J Romero in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - J Werth (11, M Chico). HR - A Rowand (27, 7th inning off M Chico 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (46, 8th inning off J Rauch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Rowand (89), R Howard (133). 2-out RBI - R Howard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rollins 1, A Eaton 1. GIDP - J Rollins. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - J Rollins (1st base, M Chico). FIELDING: E - R Howard (12, ground ball); C Ruiz (2, throw). DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard). ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 100 100 200 -- 4 PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 110 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Chico (W, 7-9) 6 4 1 1 3 4 1 4.63 S Rivera (H, 21) 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.53 J Rauch (H, 34) 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.61 C Cordero (S, 37) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.36 PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era A Eaton (L, 10-10) 2 1/3 5 1 1 2 0 0 6.29 G Geary 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.41 J Mesa 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.54 K Lohse 2 1/3 2 2 1 1 3 0 4.62 J Romero 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.31 T Gordon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.80 B Myers 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.39 M Chico pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP - J Romero. Pitches-strikes: M Chico 87-54; S Rivera 19-11; J Rauch 23-16; C Cordero 14-10; A Eaton 48-27; G Geary 11-7; J Mesa 8-4; K Lohse 28-20; J Romero 10-5; T Gordon 14-11; B Myers 21-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M Chico 5-8; S Rivera 0-1; J Rauch 1-3; C Cordero 0-2; A Eaton 3-4; G Geary 3-0; J Mesa 0-2; K Lohse 1-3; J Romero 0-1; T Gordon 1-1; B Myers 2-0. Batters faced: M Chico 23; S Rivera 3; J Rauch 6; C Cordero 3; A Eaton 14; G Geary 4; J Mesa 2; K Lohse 10; J Romero 3; T Gordon 4; B Myers 5. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gary Darling. T--3:09. Att--44,532. Weather: 76 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NL WASHINGTON 4 PHILADELPHIA 2 FINAL</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WASHINGTON (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (2) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez flied out to left. R Belliard singled to center. R Zimmerman doubled to left, R Belliard scored. D Young grounded out to second, R Zimmerman to third. A Kearns grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PHILADELPHIA 0. WASHINGTON 4TH: W Pena singled to left. B Schneider singled to left, W Pena to second. M Chico bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, B Schneider out at second, W Pena to third. J Mesa relieved G Geary. F Lopez hit sacrifice fly to left, W Pena scored. R Belliard fouled out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. WASHINGTON 7TH: F Lopez doubled to deep left. R Belliard sacrificed to pitcher, F Lopez to third. R Zimmerman walked. J Romero relieved K Lohse. D Young safe at first on error by first baseman R Howard, F Lopez scored, R Zimmerman to second. J Maxwell ran for D Young. A Kearns flied out to center, R Zimmerman to third. R Zimmerman scored, J Maxwell to second on wild pitch by J Romero, J Maxwell safe at third on throwing error by catcher C Ruiz. R Church struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 7TH: R Fick at first base. N Logan in center field. A Rowand homered to left. S Rivera relieved M Chico. J Werth flied out to center. G Dobbs hit for W Helms. G Dobbs walked. C Ruiz singled to left, G Dobbs to second. S Victorino hit for J Romero. J Rauch relieved S Rivera. R Langerhans in center field. S Victorino popped out to third. J Rollins grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 1. PHILADELPHIA 8TH: C Utley flied out to center. P Burrell struck out looking. R Howard homered to right center. A Rowand flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WASHINGTON (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (2) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B, D Young 1B, A Kearns RF, R Church CF, W Pena LF, B Schneider C, M Chico LHP. Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF, R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, J Werth RF, W Helms 3B, C Ruiz C, A Eaton RHP. Umpires -- Bruce Dreckman (HP), Phil Cuzzi (1B), Rob Drake (2B), Gary Darling (3B). Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Sunny, wind left to right at 11 mph. WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez flied out to left. R Belliard singled to center. R Zimmerman doubled to left, R Belliard scored. D Young grounded out to second, R Zimmerman to third. A Kearns grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins popped out to third. C Utley reached on infield single to first. P Burrell struck out swinging. R Howard popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PHILADELPHIA 0. WASHINGTON 2ND: R Church lined out to right. W Pena grounded out to shortstop. B Schneider walked. M Chico singled to center, B Schneider to second. F Lopez reached on infield single to second, B Schneider to third, M Chico to second. R Belliard fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 2ND: A Rowand grounded out to third. J Werth doubled to left. W Helms flied out to right, J Werth to third. C Ruiz walked. A Eaton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PHILADELPHIA 0. WASHINGTON 3RD: R Zimmerman walked. D Young lined out to left. A Kearns singled to right, R Zimmerman to second. G Geary relieved A Eaton. R Church grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Kearns out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Rollins reached on infield single to shortstop. C Utley flied out to center. J Rollins picked off first. P Burrell grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PHILADELPHIA 0. WASHINGTON 4TH: W Pena singled to left. B Schneider singled to left, W Pena to second. M Chico bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, B Schneider out at second, W Pena to third. J Mesa relieved G Geary. F Lopez hit sacrifice fly to left, W Pena scored. R Belliard fouled out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 4TH: R Howard lined out to shortstop. A Rowand struck out swinging. J Werth walked. W Helms struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. WASHINGTON 5TH: K Lohse relieved J Mesa. R Zimmerman reached on infield single to pitcher. D Young popped out to third. A Kearns flied out to center. R Church struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 5TH: C Ruiz grounded out to shortstop. K Lohse walked. J Rollins grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Lohse out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. WASHINGTON 6TH: W Pena lined out to first. B Schneider struck out swinging. M Chico struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 6TH: C Utley flied out to center. P Burrell flied out to right. R Howard popped out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. WASHINGTON 7TH: F Lopez doubled to deep left. R Belliard sacrificed to pitcher, F Lopez to third. R Zimmerman walked. J Romero relieved K Lohse. D Young safe at first on error by first baseman R Howard, F Lopez scored, R Zimmerman to second. J Maxwell ran for D Young. A Kearns flied out to center, R Zimmerman to third. R Zimmerman scored, J Maxwell to second on wild pitch by J Romero, J Maxwell safe at third on throwing error by catcher C Ruiz. R Church struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 7TH: R Fick at first base. N Logan in center field. A Rowand homered to left. S Rivera relieved M Chico. J Werth flied out to center. G Dobbs hit for W Helms. G Dobbs walked. C Ruiz singled to left, G Dobbs to second. S Victorino hit for J Romero. J Rauch relieved S Rivera. R Langerhans in center field. S Victorino popped out to third. J Rollins grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 1. WASHINGTON 8TH: G Dobbs at third base. T Gordon relieved J Romero. W Pena grounded out to second. B Schneider struck out swinging. R Langerhans reached on infield single to shortstop. F Lopez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 1. PHILADELPHIA 8TH: C Utley flied out to center. P Burrell struck out looking. R Howard homered to right center. A Rowand flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2. WASHINGTON 9TH: B Myers relieved T Gordon. R Belliard grounded out to second. R Zimmerman walked. R Fick grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Zimmerman out at second. A Kearns singled to right, R Fick to second. D Jimenez hit for J Rauch. D Jimenez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2. PHILADELPHIA 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. J Werth struck out swinging. G Dobbs flied out to center. C Ruiz lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2.</div>
Chico, poor fundamentals do in Phillies <h3>WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2</h3>By Vince DiGregorio PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Although the calendar read September29, the Philadelphia Phillies reverted to their bad baseballfrom April. Matt Chico pitched six-plus effective innings and the WashingtonNationals took advantage of errors, bad baserunning andineffective starting pitching by Philadelphia to post a 4-2 winover the Phillies on Saturday. Philadelphia's loss, coupled with New York's 13-0 rout of theFlorida Marlins, dropped the Phillies (88-73) back into afirst-place tie with the Mets (88-73) in the National LeagueEast Division, with one game remaining for each team. The Phillies entered the game having received three straightquality starts after skipping over Adam Eaton, who was pushedback to Saturday. Eaton's last outing was a win at Washington eight days ago, buthe lasted only five innings with five walks in that one, whichrepresented his only victory in his last nine starts. The atmosphere of the crowd at the start was not as electric asthe last few games. While the fans were aware of New York'swin, they were more subdued knowing the recent ineffectivenessof Eaton. Meanwhile, Chico (7-9) allowed only one run and four hits withthree walks and four strikeouts in helping Washington resume itsspoiler role. Saul Rivera and Jon Rauch bridged the gap to closer ChadCordero, who pitched a perfect ninth for his 37th save. The Nationals already were leading, 2-0, in the seventh whenthey doubled their advantage. First baseman Ryan Howard bootedDmitri Young's grounder, allowing Felipe Lopez to score for athree-run bulge. Following a flyout, Ryan Zimmerman trotted home on a wild pitchby J.C. Romero, giving Washington a 4-0 advantage. CatcherCarlos Ruiz then threw the ball into center field whileattempting to throw out pinch runner Justin Maxwell, but Romerostruck out Ryan Church to end the nightmarish inning. For Philadelphia fans, the sequence of events brought backmemories of the beginning of the season, when the Phillies wonjust four of their first 15 games. Aaron Rowand led off Philadelphia's half of the seventh byhitting a 1-0 pitch from Chico into the left field seats for his27th home run, getting the club on the scoreboard. Prior to Rowand's homer, Chico had retired 10 of 12 batterssince Jimmy Rollins' leadoff single in the third. Rollins waspicked off first later in the frame. Chico was replaced by Rivera, who got one out before giving up awalk and a single. Rauch came on and retired the next twobatters to end the threat. Howard belted his 46th homer in the eighth to pull Philadelphiawithin 4-2. Washington opened the scoring in the first inning against Eaton.Ronnie Belliard grounded a one-out single and scored all theway from first on Zimmerman's double down the left field line tomake it 1-0. Eaton (10-10) got himself in trouble with two outs in thesecond, when he walked Brian Schneider and gave up singles byChico and Lopez that loaded the bases. The righthander fellbehind 2-0 to Belliard before getting him to foul out, endingthe inning. The Phillies threatened in the second after Jayson Werth doubledwith one out and went to third on a flyout. Chico walkedCarlos Ruiz on four pitches but struck out Eaton swinging to endthe frame. Eaton was on a short leash to begin with, and Phillies managerCharlie Manuel wasted no time removing him after a leadoff walkand one-out single in the third. As Eaton exited to a chorus of boos, he was fortunate that leftfielder Pat Burrell made a diving catch for that one out. GeoffGeary came in extinguished the threat by getting Church toground into an inning-ending double play. Eaton lasted only 2 1/3 innings and surrendered a run and fivehits with two walks and no strikeouts. Washington added another run in the fourth inning, when Lopezlifted a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead.
Chico, poor fundamentals do in Phillies <h3>WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2</h3>By Vince DiGregorio PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Although the calendar read September 29,the Philadelphia Phillies reverted to their bad baseball fromApril. Matt Chico pitched six-plus effective innings and the WashingtonNationals took advantage of errors, bad baserunning andineffective starting pitching by Philadelphia to post a 4-2 winover the Phillies on Saturday. Philadelphia's loss, coupled with New York's 13-0 rout of theFlorida Marlins, dropped the Phillies (88-73) back into afirst-place tie with the Mets (88-73) in the National LeagueEast Division, with one game remaining for each team. "This is great for the game of baseball," Nationals managerManny Acta said. "We put it in their hands now. It's up to thePhillies and the Mets to decide their own future. "The Phillies have got to beat us (Sunday) and the Mets have gotto beat the Marlins and they play their extra game, whatever,so we feel good about that." The Phillies entered the game having received three straightquality starts after skipping over Adam Eaton, who was pushedback to Saturday. Eaton's last outing was a win at Washington eight days ago, buthe lasted only five innings with five walks in that one, whichrepresented his only victory in his last nine starts. "I think (Eaton's) problem is mainly mental, and maybe physical,too," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He needs to getstraightened out and throw the ball like we think he can." The atmosphere of the crowd at the start was not as electric asthe last few games. While the fans were aware of New York'swin, they were more subdued knowing the recent ineffectivenessof Eaton. Meanwhile, Chico (7-9) allowed only one run and four hits withthree walks and four strikeouts in helping Washington resume itsspoiler role. "I think Matt Chico was outstanding," Acta said. "What aperformance by a kid that was pitching in Double-A last year.He's pitching in a playoff-atmosphere type of game, game of theweek on TV, on the road against that offense. Just a tremendousperformance." Saul Rivera and Jon Rauch bridged the gap to closer ChadCordero, who pitched a perfect ninth for his 37th save. The Nationals already were leading, 2-0, in the seventh whenthey doubled their advantage. First baseman Ryan Howard bootedDmitri Young's grounder, allowing Felipe Lopez to score for athree-run bulge. "It had all kinds of crazy spin on it," Howard said of thegrounder. "I tried to get it, felt it go in (my glove) and itjust spun right out. I thought I had it. Maybe I rushed it alittle bit trying to see what Lopez was doing. It's one ofthose little freak things." Following a flyout, Ryan Zimmerman trotted home on a throwingerror by catcher Carlos Ruiz giving Washington a 4-0 advantage.Ruiz sailed the ball into center field while attempting tothrow out pinch runner Justin Maxwell after a wild pitch by J.C.Romero. Romero then struck out Ryan Church to end thenightmarish inning. For Philadelphia fans, the sequence of events brought backmemories of the beginning of the season, when the Phillies wonjust four of their first 15 games. "Why not (win Sunday)?" Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollinsasked. "It would be fitting, especially after the way ourseason has (gone), having to wait and wait. Nothing's been easyall year long, so we didn't expect it to be easy at the end." Aaron Rowand led off Philadelphia's half of the seventh byhitting a 1-0 pitch from Chico into the left field seats for his27th home run, getting the club on the scoreboard. Prior to Rowand's homer, Chico had retired 10 of 12 batterssince Rollins' leadoff single in the third. Rollins was pickedoff first later in the frame. Chico was replaced by Rivera, who got one out before giving up awalk and a single. Rauch came on and retired the next twobatters to end the threat. Howard belted his 46th homer in the eighth to pull Philadelphiawithin 4-2. Washington opened the scoring in the first inning against Eaton.Ronnie Belliard grounded a one-out single and scored all theway from first on Zimmerman's double down the left field line tomake it 1-0. Eaton (10-10) got himself in trouble with two outs in thesecond, when he walked Brian Schneider and gave up singles byChico and Lopez that loaded the bases. The righthander fellbehind 2-0 to Belliard before getting him to foul out, endingthe inning. The Phillies threatened in the second after Jayson Werth doubledwith one out and went to third on a flyout. Chico walked Ruizon four pitches but struck out Eaton swinging to end the frame. Eaton was on a short leash to begin with, and Manuel wasted notime removing him after a leadoff walk and a one-out single inthe third. "When Adam went out there, we were watching him because he has ahistory - especially in the second half of a season - of givingup runs early," Manuel said. "We definitely didn't want thegame to get away from us. He got out of jams, but he was introuble. I felt like that's when I wanted to (remove) him." As Eaton exited to a chorus of boos, he was fortunate that leftfielder Pat Burrell made a diving catch for that one out. GeoffGeary came in and extinguished the threat by getting Church toground into an inning-ending double play. "I didn't know I had that little margin for error until Charliecame walking out there in the third inning," Eaton said. "Geoffcame in and got the double play that I was looking for. Icommend him on the job well done, but I felt like I could havedone that same job." Eaton lasted only 2 1/3 innings and surrendered a run and fivehits with two walks and no strikeouts. "(Being taken out) was frustrating at the time," said Eaton, ashis voice began to shake. "It's still frustrating now, and Ithink it's gonna continue to be frustrating until I get the ballin my hand again." Washington added another run in the fourth inning, when Lopezlifted a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead.
