Phils gain ground with win
Phillies 7, Nationals 6
Jayson Werth hits a three-run homer in the seventh inning on Thursday. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Down four runs in the seventh, Jayson Werth hit a pinch-hit three-run homer, and Jimmy Rollins tied things up on Chase Utley's fielder's-choice grounder. Rollins laced a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth as the Phillies pulled within 1 1/2 games of the Mets in the tight National League East.
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Philadelphia
(83-70)
Won 1
Philadelphia 7, Washington 6
Today's Boxes 9/20/07
KC 3, CWS 0
COL 9, LAD 4
SD 6, PIT 3
FLA 8, NYM 7
ATL 3, MIL 1
BAL 6, TEX 3
HOU 18, STL 1
LAA 9, SEA 5
CIN 4, SF 2
Washington
(68-85)
Lost 2
September 20, 2007
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Standings thru 9/20/07  | Gameday  | Phillies Stats  | Nationals Stats
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins , SS5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .294
Victorino , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282
Gordon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Myers , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Utley , 2B5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .331
Howard , 1B2 1 1 2 2 1 0 .260
Burrell , LF3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .261
Condrey , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Romero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bourn , LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
Rowand , CF5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .311
Dobbs , 3B4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280
Nunez , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Ruiz , C2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .259
Lohse , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149
a-Roberson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
Durbin , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
b-Coste , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
Davis , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Laforest , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
d-Werth , PH-LF-RF 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 .315
Totals 35 7 8 7 5 12 15
a-Struck out for Lohse in the 3rd. b-Flied out for Durbin in the 5th. c-Batted for Davis in the 7th. d-Homered for Laforest in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Victorino (23, Bergmann), Rollins 2 (38, Munoz, Albaladejo).3B : Utley (5, Bergmann).HR : Howard (41, 1st inning off Bergmann, 1 on, 2 out), Werth (7, 7th inning off Munoz, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Rollins 4; Victorino 2; Utley 3; Howard 4; Rowand; Dobbs; Werth 4.RBI : Howard 2 (122), Werth 3 (47), Utley (98), Rollins (89).2-out RBI : Howard 2; Rollins.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Utley; Ruiz; Rowand; Victorino.S : Victorino.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Ruiz (6, 2nd base off Albaladejo/Schneider). FIELDING PB : Ruiz (5).DP : (Dobbs-Utley-Howard).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .243
Belliard , 2B5 2 1 2 0 0 2 .288
Zimmerman , 3B5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .268
Pena , LF4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .247
2-Langerhans , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160
Church , CF2 0 2 2 2 0 0 .269
1-Logan , PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
c-Flores , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
Kearns , RF4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .262
Fick , 1B3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .236
a-Batista , PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
Schneider , C3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .235
Bergmann , P2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091
Ayala , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Munoz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Albaladejo , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Jimenez , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 8 6 6 7 17
a-Grounded into a double play for Fick in the 7th. b-Walked for Albaladejo in the 8th. c-Flied out for Logan in the 9th. 1-Ran for Church in the 7th. 2-Ran for Pena in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Zimmerman (40, Lohse), Schneider (21, Lohse), Belliard (31, Lohse), Church 2 (40, Lohse, Davis).TB : Lopez; Belliard 2; Zimmerman 2; Pena; Church 4; Fick; Schneider 2.RBI : Zimmerman (89), Schneider (50), Belliard 2 (54), Church 2 (64).2-out RBI : Church 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kearns 2; Bergmann 2; Belliard.S : Bergmann.GIDP : Batista.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Logan (22, 2nd base off Condrey/Ruiz).
Ayala pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.IBB : Schneider (by Davis).HBP : Pena (by Lohse), Howard (by Munoz).Pitches-strikes : Lohse 37-22, Durbin 33-24, Davis 36-22, Condrey 15-6, Romero 11-6, Gordon 7-4, Myers 16-11, Bergmann 104-61, Ayala 6-2, Munoz 16-10, Albaladejo 27-16, Rivera 18-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Lohse 3-3, Durbin 1-4, Davis 1-2, Condrey 0-0, Romero 3-0, Gordon 2-0, Myers 0-2, Bergmann 1-10, Ayala 0-0, Munoz 1-0, Albaladejo 2-1, Rivera 0-0.Batters faced : Lohse 15, Durbin 6, Davis 9, Condrey 3, Romero 3, Gordon 2, Myers 4, Bergmann 24, Ayala 2, Munoz 5, Albaladejo 7, Rivera 4.Inherited runners-scored : Romero 2-0, Gordon 1-0, Munoz 2-2, Albaladejo 2-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Larry Poncino. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Gary Darling.Weather : 73 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:28.Att : 19,966.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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