GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (63-55) at WASHINGTON (54-65)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Dobbs hit for J Romero.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 2
WASHINGTON 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G Dobbs (.284, 8 HR, 41 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
WASHINGTON 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 4 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, JOSE MESA (6TH), CLAY CONDREY (7TH), J.C.
ROMERO (8TH) AND CHRIS COSTE

WAS - TIM REDDING, SAUL RIVERA (7TH), RAY KING (7TH),
LUIS AYALA (7TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

HOME RUNS: PHI - JAYSON WERTH (5) OFF TIM REDDING IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN CHURCH (10) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
WASHINGTON 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 4 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, JOSE MESA (6TH), CLAY CONDREY (7TH), J.C.
ROMERO (8TH) AND CHRIS COSTE

WAS - TIM REDDING, SAUL RIVERA (7TH), RAY KING (7TH),
LUIS AYALA (7TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER


WP - TIM REDDING (2-3)
LP - KYLE KENDRICK (5-3)
SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (27)

HOME RUNS: PHI - JAYSON WERTH (5) OFF TIM REDDING IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN CHURCH (10) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:42 ATT: 25,575

PROBABLES: PHI - COLE HAMELS (13-5, 3.64)
WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN (2-0, 2.76)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (2) VS WASHINGTON (4) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .288
T Iguchi 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .300
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261
R Howard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264
A Rowand cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .311
W Helms 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253
J Werth rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .250
C Coste c 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .333
K Kendrick p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .154
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-G Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283

Totals 32 2 5 2 4 12 14

a-struck out swinging for J Mesa in the 7th; b-fouled out to catcher for J
Romero in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - J Werth (5, 3rd inning off T Redding 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Werth
(19), C Coste (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Howard 1, T
Iguchi 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard, C Condrey-T Iguchi-R Howard).



WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251
R Belliard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .266
D Young 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333
R Fick pr-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
A Kearns rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .247
R Church lf 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .265
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Schneider c 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .233
N Logan cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .275
T Redding p 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .133
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Langerhans lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157

Totals 32 4 10 3 1 3 13

BATTING: 2B - T Redding (1, K Kendrick); R Zimmerman 2 (29, K Kendrick 2); N
Logan (13, J Mesa). HR - R Church (10, 6th inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 2 Out).
RBI - T Redding 2 (2), R Church (48). 2-out RBI - T Redding 2, R Church.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Redding 2, F Lopez 2, A Kearns 1.
GIDP - A Kearns, R Zimmerman. Team LOB - 5.


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PHILADELPHIA - 001 000 100 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 020 002 00x -- 4
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick (L, 5-3) 5 2/3 7 4 4 1 1 1 3.94
J Mesa 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.49
C Condrey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.28
J Romero 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.17

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding (W, 2-3) 6 3 2 2 3 7 1 2.88
S Rivera (H, 17) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.69
R King (H, 10) 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.91
L Ayala (H, 5) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.70
C Cordero (S, 27) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.44

T Redding pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
S Rivera pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 71-49; J Mesa 10-7; C Condrey 10-7; J Romero
12-7; T Redding 96-61; S Rivera 12-6; R King 8-6; L Ayala 16-10; C Cordero
14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K Kendrick 9-7; J Mesa 0-0; C Condrey 2-1; J
Romero 1-1; T Redding 6-5; S Rivera 0-0; R King 0-0; L Ayala 1-1; C Cordero
0-2. Batters faced: K Kendrick 24; J Mesa 3; C Condrey 3; J Romero 3; T Redding
24; S Rivera 2; R King 2; L Ayala 5; C Cordero 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Adrian
Johnson.

T--2:42. Att--25,575.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out
to left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 2
WASHINGTON 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

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PHILADELPHIA (2) AT WASHINGTON (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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WASHINGTON 2ND: D Young singled to deep right center. A Kearns grounded
into fielder's choice to third, D Young out at second. R Church walked,
A Kearns to second. B Schneider reached on infield single to first, A Kearns to
third, R Church to second. N Logan fouled out to first. T Redding doubled to
left, A Kearns and R Church scored, B Schneider to third. F Lopez flied out to
center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 2.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Werth homered to left. C Coste struck out swinging.
K Kendrick struck out swinging. J Rollins struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Zimmerman doubled to center. D Young singled to left,
R Zimmerman to third. R Fick ran for D Young. A Kearns grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, R Zimmerman scored, R Fick out at second.
R Church homered to right. J Mesa relieved K Kendrick. B Schneider singled to
right. N Logan doubled to deep left, B Schneider to third. T Redding struck
out looking. (2 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 4.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: R Fick at first base. A Rowand walked. W Helms reached
on infield single to second, A Rowand to second. S Rivera relieved T Redding.
J Werth walked, A Rowand to third, W Helms to second. C Coste singled to
right, A Rowand scored, W Helms to third, J Werth to second. R Branyan hit for
J Mesa. R King relieved S Rivera. R Branyan struck out swinging. J Rollins
struck out swinging. L Ayala relieved R King. T Iguchi grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, C Coste out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 4.</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA (2) AT WASHINGTON (4) - EVENT LOG
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Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, T Iguchi 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, W Helms 3B, J Werth RF, C Coste C, K Kendrick 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, T Redding RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 88 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 10 mph.


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

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

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard grounded out to second. A Rowand flied out to
left. W Helms flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: D Young singled to deep right center. A Kearns grounded
into fielder's choice to third, D Young out at second. R Church walked,
A Kearns to second. B Schneider reached on infield single to first, A Kearns to
third, R Church to second. N Logan fouled out to first. T Redding doubled to
left, A Kearns and R Church scored, B Schneider to third. F Lopez flied out to
center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 2.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Werth homered to left. C Coste struck out swinging.
K Kendrick struck out swinging. J Rollins struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Belliard grounded out to shortstop. R Zimmerman doubled
to deep right center. D Young flied out to center. A Kearns grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: T Iguchi struck out swinging. P Burrell grounded out to
shortstop. R Howard singled to right. A Rowand grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, R Howard out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Church flied out to right. B Schneider struck out
looking. N Logan bunt grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: W Helms flied out to center. J Werth struck out
swinging. C Coste grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 5TH: T Redding grounded out to second. F Lopez flied out to
center. R Belliard grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: K Kendrick struck out swinging. J Rollins walked.
T Iguchi fouled out to first. P Burrell walked, J Rollins to second. R Howard
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Zimmerman doubled to center. D Young singled to left,
R Zimmerman to third. R Fick ran for D Young. A Kearns grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, R Zimmerman scored, R Fick out at second.
R Church homered to right. J Mesa relieved K Kendrick. B Schneider singled to
right. N Logan doubled to deep left, B Schneider to third. T Redding struck
out looking. (2 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 4.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: R Fick at first base. A Rowand walked. W Helms reached
on infield single to second, A Rowand to second. S Rivera relieved T Redding.
J Werth walked, A Rowand to third, W Helms to second. C Coste singled to
right, A Rowand scored, W Helms to third, J Werth to second. R Branyan hit for
J Mesa. R King relieved S Rivera. R Branyan struck out swinging. J Rollins
struck out swinging. L Ayala relieved R King. T Iguchi grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, C Coste out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 7TH: C Condrey relieved J Mesa. F Lopez singled to right center.
R Belliard fouled out to catcher. R Zimmerman grounded into double play,
pitcher to second to first, F Lopez out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 4.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: P Burrell struck out looking. R Howard struck out
looking. A Rowand singled to right. W Helms flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 8TH: J Romero relieved C Condrey. R Fick grounded out to
pitcher. A Kearns flied out to center. R Church struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 4.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: C Cordero relieved L Ayala. R Langerhans in left field.
J Werth struck out swinging. C Coste fouled out to right. G Dobbs hit for
J Romero. G Dobbs fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, WASHINGTON 4.</div>

 

Redding does it all as Nationals beat Phillies

<h3>WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Washington Nationals righthander TimRedding supplied some of his own run support and won a hard-earned 4-2victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.

Redding's two-run double down the left-field line scored AustinKearns and Ryan Church for a 2-0 lead in the second inning.

The Nationals had scored three runs or less in six of Redding'sprevious seven outings. Redding was 1-3 with three no decisionsin those outings, despite posting five straight quality starts.

After yielding a leadoff home run to Jayson Werth in the third,Redding (2-3) struck out the side. He registered six strikeoutswhile cruising through the first five innings with a two-hitter.

Redding walked Jimmy Rollins and Pat Burrell in the sixth,bringing Ryan Howard to the plate with two outs. Facing theshift, Ryan grounded out to Nationals second baseman RonnieBelliard, who was playing shallow right field, to end thethreat.


Redding departed in the seventh after walking Aaron Rowand andallowing a single to Wes Helms. Righthander Saul Rivera enteredfor Washington and walked Werth to load the bases with none out.Chris Coste followed with an RBI single that pulled thePhillies to 4-2.


The Nationals bullpen then came up big. Lefthander Ray Kingstruck out pinch-hitter Russell Branyan and Rollins, thenhanded the ball to righthander Luis Ayala, who induced TadahitoIguchi to hit into an inning-ending forceout at second.

Ayala also worked a scoreless eighth, allowing only a single toRowand.


Redding allowed two runs on three hits in six innings of work.He struck out seven and walked one.


Rowand, who robbed Dmitri Young of a potential extra-base hitwith a running, over-the-shoulder catch on the warning track inthe third, wasn't as fortunate in the sixth when he came upempty on a diving attempt of a double off the bat of RyanChurch. Young followed with a sharp single to left, advancingZimmerman to third. Kearns then bounced into a double play thatscored Zimmerman for a 3-1 lead.


Ryan Church followed with his career-high matching 10th homer ofthe season, an upper-deck blast to right that gave theNationals a 4-1 lead and chased Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick.

Kendrick (5-3) allowed four runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.He struck out one and walked one.


Righthander Jose Mesa relieved Kendrick and promptly allowed asingle by Brian Schneider and a double off the left-field wallby Nook Logan before striking out Redding to end the inning.

 

Redding does it all as Nationals beat Phillies

<h3>WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Washington Nationals righthander TimRedding supplied some of his own run support and won ahard-earned 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies onWednesday night.


Redding's two-run double down the left field line scored AustinKearns and Ryan Church for a 2-0 lead in the second inning.

The Nationals had scored three runs or less in six of Redding'sprevious seven outings. Redding was 1-3 with three no-decisionsin those outings, despite posting five straight quality starts.

After yielding a leadoff home run to Jayson Werth in the third,Redding (2-3) struck out the side. He registered six strikeoutswhile cruising through the first five innings with a two-hitter.

"He's been very consistent for us - down in the zone," Actasaid. "He's just not winning. He's shown us stuff, and tonightwas a very good outing."


Redding walked Jimmy Rollins and Pat Burrell in the sixth,bringing Ryan Howard to the plate with two outs. Facing theshift, Howard grounded out to Nationals second baseman RonnieBelliard, who was playing in shallow right field, to end thethreat.


Redding departed in the seventh after walking Aaron Rowand andallowing a single to Wes Helms. Righthander Saul Rivera enteredfor Washington and walked Werth to load the bases with none out.Chris Coste followed with an RBI single that pulled thePhillies to 4-2.


The Nationals bullpen then came up big. Lefthander Ray Kingstruck out pinch hitter Russell Branyan and Rollins, then handedthe ball to righthander Luis Ayala, who induced Tadahito Iguchito hit into an inning-ending forceout at second.


"Get in and get out before they figure you out," King said ofhis two big strikeouts.


"We had nobody out and bases loaded, I thought we weredefinitely going to at least tie the game," Phillies managerCharlie Manuel said. "If we could've just hit some fly balls,executed and moved our runners, but we just didn't do it."

Ayala also worked a scoreless eighth, allowing only a single toRowand.


"The relief work was outstanding," Redding said. "To come inwith the bases loaded and only one run scoring, that's dynamite.You can't ask for anything better than that."


Unless you're Charlie Manuel, who would have accepted a basehit, a fly ball, a sacrifice bunt.


"The last two nights we've had good pitching thrown against us,"Manuel said. "But at the same time, you know, the last twogames we just haven't hit the ball."


Redding allowed two runs on three hits in six innings. He struckout seven and walked one.


"He was aggressive," Manuel said. "He threw a lot of fastballsand he got his breaking ball over, and he kept the ball downwhen he wanted to. He hit the corners. He was moving the ballaround and his command was very good."


Rowand, who robbed Dmitri Young of a potential extra-base hitwith a running, over-the-shoulder catch on the warning track inthe third, wasn't as fortunate in the sixth when he came upempty on a diving attempt of a double off the bat of RyanChurch. Young followed with a sharp single to left, advancingZimmerman to third. Kearns then bounced into a double play thatscored Zimmerman for a 3-1 lead.


Church followed with his 10th homer of the season, matching hiscareer high. It was an upper-deck blast to right that gave theNationals a 4-1 lead and chased Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick.

"It's been kind of our routine - the fact that these guys willplay everybody tough," manager Manny Acta said of the Nationals,who have won nine of their last 10 games at RFK Stadium."People were thinking that some teams would come in here andjust roll over us."


Kendrick (5-3) allowed four runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.He struck out one and walked one while failing to work sixinnings for only the third time in 12 starts.


"Tonight my slider wasn't there like it's usually been and Itried making some adjustments," Kendrick said. "I thought I madeadjustments well. To Church, that ball was down and in and hejust put a good swing on it. It was just one of those games."

"We're just not getting hits, that's a reflection of the team,but that's why it's a long season," Rowand added. "We'll juststrap it on tomorrow and try to come back and get them again. Wejust haven't swung the bats real well. You're going to have upsand downs and the goal is to try and stay as consistent aspossible."


Despite dropping to four games behind the New York Mets in theNational League East race, Manuel said it's not time to panic.

"We'll get 'em tomorrow," Manuel said. "We'll bounce back andeverything will be OK. We've got some baseball to play yet."