Hilly night in Washington
Phillies 6, Nationals 3
Shawn Hill fell to 4-5, giving up six runs on eight hits. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
In a week that started so promising, the Nats dropped their third straight game, second in a row to the Phillies. Not even a brief early lead could help Shawn Hill, who gave up three homers, in his 4 2/3 innings of work.
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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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