GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (62-55) at WASHINGTON (54-64)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS WASHINGTON (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
T Iguchi 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
P Burrell lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263
C Roberson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
R Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264
A Rowand cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .311
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
J Werth rf-lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .248
C Ruiz c 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .255
K Lohse p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .162
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .203
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 3 4 3 1 12 6

a-homered to right for A Alfonseca in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - R Branyan (8, 8th inning off J Rauch 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Ruiz
(40), R Branyan 2 (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Burrell 1,
R Howard 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Iguchi (3, 2nd base off S Hill/B Schneider), J Rollins
(23, 2nd base off J Rauch/B Schneider). CS - A Rowand (2, 2nd base by S Hill/B
Schneider).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Iguchi-J Rollins-R Howard).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .251
R Belliard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
R Zimmerman 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264
D Young 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .331
R Fick 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
A Kearns rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
R Church lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265
R Langerhans lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
B Schneider c 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .230
N Logan cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
S Hill p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .133
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Batista ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .275
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 2 6 2 3 5 8

a-doubled to deep left for L Ayala in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - T Batista (2, K Lohse). S - R Belliard. RBI - T Batista 2 (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 1, A Kearns 2, S Hill 1.
GIDP - A Kearns. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - F Lopez (12, catch); R Zimmerman (18, throw).


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PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 030 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 000 000 20 -- 2
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 6 2/3 5 2 2 3 4 0 4.57
A Alfonseca 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.83
T Gordon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.86

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 6 1 0 0 1 7 0 2.41
L Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.86
J Rauch 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 3.86
R King 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.02
S Rivera 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.69

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 118-74; A Alfonseca 5-4; T Gordon 10-6; S Hill
79-52; L Ayala 16-10; J Rauch 23-15; R King 3-2; S Rivera 11-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Lohse 8-8; A Alfonseca 0-1; T Gordon 2-0; S Hill 6-4; L
Ayala 0-0; J Rauch 1-2; R King 1-0; S Rivera 0-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 28; A
Alfonseca 1; T Gordon 3; S Hill 20; L Ayala 3; J Rauch 7; R King 1; S Rivera 2.


UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: BRETT MYERS (2-4, 5.15) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, WASHINGTON 2

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R LANGERHANS (.158, 5 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Myers relieved T Gordon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
WASHINGTON 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Langerhans (.158, 5 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

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

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE, ANTONIO ALFONSECA (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT
MYERS (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

WAS - SHAWN HILL, LUIS AYALA (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH),
RAY KING (9TH), SAUL RIVERA (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

HOME RUNS: PHI - RUSSELL BRANYAN (8) OFF JON RAUCH IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

WAS - NONE</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

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

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE, ANTONIO ALFONSECA (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT
MYERS (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

WAS - SHAWN HILL, LUIS AYALA (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH),
RAY KING (9TH), SAUL RIVERA (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER


WP - ANTONIO ALFONSECA (4-1)
LP - JON RAUCH (8-3)
SAVE - BRETT MYERS (10)

HOME RUNS: PHI - RUSSELL BRANYAN (8) OFF JON RAUCH IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

WAS - NONE


TIME: 2:46 ATT: 27,128

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (5-2, 3.75)
WAS - TIM REDDING (1-3, 2.86)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS WASHINGTON (2) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
T Iguchi 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
P Burrell lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263
C Roberson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
R Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264
A Rowand cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .311
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
J Werth rf-lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .248
C Ruiz c 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .255
K Lohse p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .162
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .203
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 3 4 3 1 12 6

a-homered to right for A Alfonseca in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - R Branyan (8, 8th inning off J Rauch 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Ruiz
(40), R Branyan 2 (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Burrell 1,
R Howard 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Iguchi (3, 2nd base off S Hill/B Schneider), J Rollins
(23, 2nd base off J Rauch/B Schneider). CS - A Rowand (2, 2nd base by S Hill/B
Schneider).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Iguchi-J Rollins-R Howard).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .251
R Belliard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
R Zimmerman 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264
D Young 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .331
R Fick 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
A Kearns rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
R Church lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265
R Langerhans lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .157
B Schneider c 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .229
N Logan cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .274
S Hill p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .133
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Batista ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .275
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 2 6 2 3 8 8

a-doubled to deep left for L Ayala in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - T Batista (2, K Lohse). S - R Belliard. RBI - T Batista 2 (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 1, A Kearns 2, S Hill 1.
GIDP - A Kearns. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - F Lopez (12, catch); R Zimmerman (18, throw).


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PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 030 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 000 000 200 -- 2
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 6 2/3 5 2 2 3 4 0 4.57
A Alfonseca (W, 4-1) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.83
T Gordon (H, 6) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.86
B Myers (S, 10) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.04

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 6 1 0 0 1 7 0 2.41
L Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.86
J Rauch (L, 8-3; B, 5) 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 3.86
R King 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.02
S Rivera 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.69

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 118-74; A Alfonseca 5-4; T Gordon 10-6; B Myers
19-12; S Hill 79-52; L Ayala 16-10; J Rauch 23-15; R King 3-2; S Rivera 11-7.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 8-8; A Alfonseca 0-1; T Gordon 2-0; B Myers
0-0; S Hill 6-4; L Ayala 0-0; J Rauch 1-2; R King 1-0; S Rivera 0-0. Batters
faced: K Lohse 28; A Alfonseca 1; T Gordon 3; B Myers 3; S Hill 20; L Ayala 3;
J Rauch 7; R King 1; S Rivera 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

T--2:46. Att--27,128.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 3
WASHINGTON 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (3) AT WASHINGTON (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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WASHINGTON 7TH: R Church reached on infield single to second. B Schneider
bunt popped out foul to catcher. N Logan reached on infield single to second,
R Church to second. T Batista hit for L Ayala. T Batista doubled to deep left,
R Church and N Logan scored. F Lopez grounded out to second, T Batista to
third. A Alfonseca relieved K Lohse. R Belliard flied out to center. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 2.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: R Fick at first base. R Langerhans in left field. J Rauch
relieved L Ayala. G Dobbs popped out to second. J Werth safe at second on
throwing error by third baseman R Zimmerman. C Ruiz singled to center, J Werth
scored. R Branyan hit for A Alfonseca. R Branyan homered to right, C Ruiz
scored. J Rollins singled to right. J Rollins stole second. T Iguchi flied
out to right, J Rollins to third. P Burrell grounded out to shortstop.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 3, WASHINGTON 2.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

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

Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
D Young 1B, A Kearns RF, R Church LF, B Schneider C, N Logan CF, S Hill RHP.

Umpires -- Ed Montague (HP), Jerry Layne (1B), Marvin Hudson (2B),
Chris Guccione (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Clear, wind in from center at 6 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins struck out swinging. T Iguchi grounded out to
shortstop. P Burrell flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez flied out to center. R Belliard flied out to
right. R Zimmerman lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard lined out to third. A Rowand grounded out to
second. G Dobbs flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: D Young struck out swinging. A Kearns fouled out to first.
R Church singled to deep right. B Schneider struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Werth struck out swinging. C Ruiz grounded out to
shortstop. K Lohse struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: N Logan popped out to second. S Hill bunt grounded out to
catcher. F Lopez walked. R Belliard grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, F Lopez out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
WASHINGTON 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: J Rollins safe at second on error by shortstop F Lopez.
T Iguchi grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Rollins out at third.
P Burrell struck out swinging, T Iguchi stole second. R Howard struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. D Young struck out
swinging. A Kearns grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: A Rowand singled to center. G Dobbs struck out looking.
A Rowand caught stealing second, catcher to second. J Werth walked. C Ruiz
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Werth out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Church popped out to second. B Schneider walked.
N Logan grounded out to pitcher, B Schneider to second. S Hill struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: K Lohse struck out looking. J Rollins grounded out to
third. T Iguchi flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 6TH: F Lopez singled to left. R Belliard sacrificed to first,
F Lopez to second. R Zimmerman walked. D Young grounded out to first, F Lopez
to third, R Zimmerman to second. A Kearns flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: L Ayala relieved S Hill. P Burrell struck out swinging.
R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 7TH: R Church reached on infield single to second. B Schneider
bunt popped out foul to catcher. N Logan reached on infield single to second,
R Church to second. T Batista hit for L Ayala. T Batista doubled to deep left,
R Church and N Logan scored. F Lopez grounded out to second, T Batista to
third. A Alfonseca relieved K Lohse. R Belliard flied out to center. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 2.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: R Fick at first base. R Langerhans in left field. J Rauch
relieved L Ayala. G Dobbs popped out to second. J Werth safe at second on
throwing error by third baseman R Zimmerman. C Ruiz singled to center, J Werth
scored. R Branyan hit for A Alfonseca. R Branyan homered to right, C Ruiz
scored. J Rollins singled to right. J Rollins stole second. T Iguchi flied
out to right, J Rollins to third. P Burrell grounded out to shortstop.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 3, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 8TH: C Roberson in right field. A Nunez at third base. J Werth
in left field. T Gordon relieved A Alfonseca. R Zimmerman struck out looking.
R Fick singled to left. A Kearns grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, R Fick out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 3, WASHINGTON 2.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: R King relieved J Rauch. R Howard grounded out to second.
S Rivera relieved R King. A Rowand struck out swinging. A Nunez struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 9TH: B Myers relieved T Gordon. R Langerhans struck out
swinging. B Schneider struck out swinging. N Logan struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, WASHINGTON 2.</div>

 

Ruiz, Branyan shine in eighth as Phillies rally

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 3, WASHINGTON 2</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Russell Branyan's two-run homer in theeighth inning helped the Philadelphia Phillies rally for a 3-2victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.

Philadelphia trailed, 2-0, in the eighth before storming back.Jayson Werth reached second on Nationals third baseman RyanZimmerman's throwing error, took second and scored on CarlosRuiz's RBI single up the middle off reliever Jon Rauch (8-3).

Branyan, who was acquired from Cleveland on August 9 for cashconsiderations, capped the three-run frame with a two-run blast- his eighth this season - as the Phillies grabbed the lead forgood. He was pinch hitting for reliever Antonio Alfonseca(4-1), who got the final out in the seventh for the win.

Tom Gordon tossed a scoreless eighth to set up closer BrettMyers, who logged the ninth for his 10th save for Philadelphia,which has won six of its last eight outings.


Phillies starter Kyle Lohse gave up two runs and five hits in 62/3 innings in falling to 0-2 all-time against the Nationals.The righthander was tossing a gem until Tony Batista laced atwo-run double in the seventh.


Washington's Shawn Hill was impressive in his first start sinceMay 11 after spending time on the 15-day disabled list with astrained left shoulder. The 26-year-old yielded one hit withseven strikeouts through six scoreless innings. He was 3-3 witha 2.70 ERA in eight starts prior to his injury.


Hill was relieved by righthander Luis Ayala, who turned up theheat against the heart of the Phillies' batting order - PatBurrell, Ryan Howard and Aaron Rowand - and got all three to godown swinging.


The Phillies survived a scare in the seventh when catcher Ruizand third baseman Greg Dobbs collided as Ruiz caught a popup byBrian Schneider in foul territory. Both players remained in thegame.