Phillies 2, Nationals 1
Brett Myers lowered his ERA to 5.46 while throwing 63 of his 88 pitches for strikes. (AP)
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Brett Myers showed his strong form from seasons past, holding the Nationals to just four hits and one run over seven-plus innings. Chase Utley launched a two-run homer to right in the third, snapping a personal power drought and giving the Phillies all the runs they'd need.
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Philadelphia
(57-49)
Won 3
Philadelphia 2, Washington 1
Today's Boxes 7/29/08
STL 8, ATL 3
LAA 6, BOS 2
BAL 7, NYY 6
PIT 6, COL 4
DET 8, CLE 5
TB 3, TOR 0
NYM 4, FLA 1
CHC 7, MIL 1
HOU 6, CIN 2
TEX 11, SEA 10
MIN 6, CWS 5
ARI 3, SD 0
KC 5, OAK 2
LAD 2, SF 0
Washington
(38-68)
Lost 7
July 29, 2008
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Standings thru 7/29/08  | Recap: PHI | WSH  | Gameday  | Phillies stats  | Nationals stats
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
Victorino , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283
Utley , 2B4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .290
Howard , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237
Burrell , LF4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .279
Ruiz , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Jenkins , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237
Dobbs , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306
Bruntlett , 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
Coste , C4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .285
Lidge , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Myers , P3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .063
Romero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Durbin, C , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Werth , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 9 9
BATTING HR : Utley (26, 3rd inning off Balester, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Rollins; Victorino; Utley 5; Howard; Burrell 2; Bruntlett.RBI : Utley 2 (73).2-out RBI : Utley 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Coste.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING CS : Victorino (7, 2nd base by Balester/Flores). FIELDING E : Utley (10, fielding).DP : 2 (Howard-Utley-Rollins, Rollins-Utley-Howard).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris , LF4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .243
Belliard , 2B-1B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223
Zimmerman , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .259
Kearns , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211
Flores , C4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278
Milledge , CF3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241
Lo Duca , 1B2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237
1-Guzman , PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Lopez , SS-2B3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233
Balester , P1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Casto , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
Mock , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Manning , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Langerhans , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Hanrahan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 1 4 1 1 2 10
a-Lined out for Balester in the 6th. b-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Manning in the 8th. 1-Ran for Lo Duca in the 8th.
BATTING TB : Flores; Milledge; Lo Duca; Balester.RBI : Harris (23).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Belliard.S : Langerhans.GIDP : Lopez; Zimmerman.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Belliard (7, missed catch).
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Myers (W, 4-9)7.0 4 1 0 1 2 0 5.46
Romero (H, 13)0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.28
Durbin, C (H, 7)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.71
Lidge (S, 25)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.20
Myers pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.HBP : Lo Duca (by Myers), Belliard (by Myers).Pitches-strikes : Myers 88-63, Romero 5-4, Durbin, C 5-3, Lidge 15-10, Balester 93-62, Mock 14-9, Manning 20-13, Hanrahan 20-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Myers 9-9, Romero 2-0, Durbin, C 1-0, Lidge 1-2, Balester 4-8, Mock 0-1, Manning 1-2, Hanrahan 1-0.Batters faced : Myers 26, Romero 2, Durbin, C 1, Lidge 3, Balester 24, Mock 3, Manning 4, Hanrahan 4.Inherited runners-scored : Romero 2-1, Durbin, C 1-0.Umpires : HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Jim Reynolds.Weather : 85 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 2 mph, In from CF.T : 2:27.Att : 34,039.July 29, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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