In search of his first victory as manager of the Miami Marlins, Don Mattingly made his way from the visitors' dugout to the Nationals Park mound with one out in the fifth inning of a tight game. It was a key moment: Washington's cleanup hitter, Ryan Zimmerman, was coming to the plate as the potential go-ahead run with two men on base. As Mattingly approached, Miami reliever David Phelps held the baseball behind his back. "I didn't want to give it to him," Phelps said afterward. Didn't need to, it turned out. Mattingly let him stay in, and Phelps rewarded that trust by getting Zimmerman to fly out, then Jayson Werth to ground out, wrapping up four shutout innings following a 1-hour, 25-minute rain delay. The righty also delivered his first career RBI at the plate, helping the Marlins win 6-4 Thursday to spoil the Nationals' sloppy home opener in front of a dwindling crowd. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=360407120
