The Washington Nationals Win, Avoid The Sweep, Beat The Phillies, 4-1 Final.
The Washington Nationals avoid the road-sweep by beating the Philadelphia Phillies in the finale of the three game series in Citizens Bank...
| Final - 4.29.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
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At Least The Caps Won!!! Washington Nationals Drop 7-1 Game To Homer Happy Philadelphia Phillies.
The Washington Nationals lose again, 7-1 to the Phillies, and it seems something is going to have to change, or this is going to be ugly...
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Guzman, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .474 |
| Nick Johnson, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Ryan Zimmerman, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .291 |
| Adam Dunn, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 |
| Willie Harris, pr,8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Elijah Dukes, 8,9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Josh Willingham, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| Jesus Flores, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| Anderson Hernandez, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| Scott Olsen, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Garrett Mock, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Austin Kearns, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| Kip Wells, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Julian Tavarez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Zimmerman, Hernandez 2
Grounded into DP - Zimmerman
Stolen Bases - Harris, Hernandez
Caught Stealing - Dukes
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Hernandez
Doubles - Zimmerman, Hernandez 2
Grounded into DP - Zimmerman
Stolen Bases - Harris, Hernandez
Caught Stealing - Dukes
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Hernandez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Olsen (W, 1-3) | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6.08 | 1 | 93-67 |
| Garrett Mock (, 0-1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 | 21-11 |
| Kip Wells (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 0 | 26-12 |
| Julian Tavarez (S, 0-1; S,1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 0 | 19-14 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rollins, SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
| Shane Victorino, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Chase Utley, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .342 |
| Ryan Howard, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| Jayson Werth, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Raul Ibanez, LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .359 |
| Pedro Feliz, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .323 |
| Jack Taschner, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Stairs, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| J.A. Happ, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Coste, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .175 |
| Brett Myers, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Greg Dobbs, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Victorino
Caught Stealing - Rollins
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Passed Balls - Coste
Home runs - Victorino
Caught Stealing - Rollins
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Passed Balls - Coste
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Myers (L, 1-2) | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.83 | 0 | 109-62 |
| Jack Taschner | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.23 | 0 | 42-24 |
| J.A. Happ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 0 | 19-10 |
Pitching
IBB - Flores by Taschner
IBB - Flores by Taschner
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor, First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Second Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth
Duration: 3:10
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor, First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Second Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth
Duration: 3:10
