Phils keep pace in NL East
Phillies 6, Nationals 3
Along with his 29th homer, Jimmy Rollins also collected his 200th hit. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
A trio of homers -- Ryan Howard, Pat Burrell and Jimmy Rollins -- along with a solid start by Adam Eaton gave the Phillies their eighth win in nine games. With the victory over the Nats, the Phils kept pace with the Mets in the NL East.
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Philadelphia
(84-70)
Won 2
Philadelphia 6, Washington 3
Today's Boxes 9/21/07
CHC 13, PIT 8
DET 5, KC 4
MIL 4, ATL 1
NYM 9, FLA 6
CLE 4, OAK 3
TOR 5, NYY 4
BOS 8, TB 1
TEX 3, BAL 2
CWS 6, MIN 4
HOU 6, STL 3
ARI 12, LAD 3
COL 2, SD 1
SEA 6, LAA 0
CIN 9, SF 8
Washington
(68-86)
Lost 3
September 21, 2007
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Standings thru 9/21/07  | Recap: PHI |WSH  | Gameday  | Phillies Stats  | Nationals Stats
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins , SS5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .295
Utley , 2B4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333
Burrell , LF4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .261
Bourn , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Howard , 1B4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .265
Rowand , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .309
Dobbs , 3B2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
a-Nunez , PH-3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .237
Werth , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .311
Ruiz , C3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256
Geary , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Romero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gordon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Laforest , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313
1-Roberson , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Myers , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eaton , P2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213
Coste , C 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .293
Totals 34 6 10 6 3 6 12
a-Walked for Dobbs in the 6th. b-Walked for Gordon in the 9th. 1-Ran for Laforest in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Howard (26, Hill).HR : Howard (42, 2nd inning off Hill, 0 on, 0 out), Burrell (29, 3rd inning off Hill, 1 on, 1 out), Rollins (29, 5th inning off Hill, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Rollins 5; Utley 2; Burrell 4; Howard 8; Nunez.RBI : Howard 2 (124), Utley (99), Burrell 2 (93), Rollins (90).2-out RBI : Howard.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rowand; Rollins.GIDP : Rowand 2; Ruiz.Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING SB : Nunez (2, 2nd base off Ayala/Flores).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .244
Guzman , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
Belliard , 2B5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .289
Zimmerman , 3B5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .268
Pena , LF1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Logan , CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Church , CF-LF3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .268
Kearns , RF2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .263
Fick , 1B3 0 1 2 0 0 4 .238
b-Batista , PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Schneider , C3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233
c-Maxwell , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Flores , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Hill , P2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Bacsik , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
a-Jimenez , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Langerhans , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .159
Ayala , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 3 6 3 5 5 20
a-Walked for Bacsik in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Fick in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Schneider in the 8th. d-Struck out for Rivera in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Zimmerman (41, Eaton).TB : Lopez; Belliard 2; Zimmerman 2; Kearns; Fick.RBI : Kearns (64), Fick 2 (14).2-out RBI : Kearns; Fick 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fick 2; Zimmerman 2; Schneider.Team LOB : 10. FIELDING E : Hill (1, pickoff).DP : 3 (Lopez-Belliard-Fick, Belliard-Lopez-Fick, Zimmerman-Belliard-Batista).
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Eaton (W, 10-9)5.0 5 3 3 5 2 0 6.33
Geary (H, 10)1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.18
Romero (H, 22)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.13
Gordon (H, 11)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.89
Myers (S, 19)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.52
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hill (L, 4-5)4.2 8 6 6 1 2 3 3.42
Bacsik 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.76
Rivera 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.67
Ayala 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.49
Eaton pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. HBP : Pena (by Eaton), Pena (by Eaton).Pitches-strikes : Eaton 86-46, Geary 20-16, Romero 3-2, Gordon 13-9, Myers 9-7, Hill 92-57, Bacsik 15-9, Rivera 24-16, Ayala 23-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Eaton 6-7, Geary 3-0, Romero 1-0, Gordon 1-1, Myers 1-2, Hill 9-3, Bacsik 2-2, Rivera 2-2, Ayala 1-0.Batters faced : Eaton 27, Geary 6, Romero 1, Gordon 3, Myers 3, Hill 22, Bacsik 4, Rivera 6, Ayala 5.Inherited runners-scored : Geary 1-0, Romero 1-0, Bacsik 1-0.Umpires : HP: Larry Poncino. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Jerry Meals.Weather : 80 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, R to L.T : 2:58.Att : 26,949.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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