Rauch can't preserve lead
Phillies 3, Nationals 2
Shawn Hill tossed six scoreless innings of one-hit ball in his return. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
By Michael Phillips / MLB.com
After pinch-hitter Tony Batista broke a scoreless tie with a two-run double in the seventh, Jon Rauch gave up three runs in the top of the eighth, and the Nationals could not recover.
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Philadelphia
(63-55)
Won 2
Philadelphia 3, Washington 2
Today's Boxes 8/14/07
FLA 14, ARI 5
BAL 12, NYY 0
DET 6, CLE 2
NYM 5, PIT 4
BOS 2, TB 1
TOR 4, LAA 1
ATL 5, SF 4
CIN 6, CHC 5
STL 12, MIL 4
TEX 5, KC 3
OAK 4, CWS 3
SD 8, COL 0
MIN 11, SEA 3
HOU 7, LAD 4
Washington
(54-65)
Lost 1
August 14, 2007
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Standings thru 8/14/07  | Gameday  | Phillies Stats  | Nationals Stats
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
Iguchi , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
Burrell , LF4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263
Roberson , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Howard , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264
Rowand , CF4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .311
Dobbs , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
Nunez , 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Werth , RF-LF2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .248
Ruiz , C3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .255
Lohse , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .162
Alfonseca , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Branyan , PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .203
Gordon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Myers , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 3 4 3 1 12 7
a-Homered for Alfonseca in the 8th.
BATTING HR : Branyan (8, 8th inning off Rauch, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Rollins; Rowand; Ruiz; Branyan 4.RBI : Ruiz (40), Branyan 2 (21).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Howard; Burrell.Team LOB : 3. BASERUNNING SB : Rollins (23, 2nd base off Rauch/Schneider), Iguchi (11, 2nd base off Hill/Schneider).CS : Rowand (2, 2nd base by Hill/Schneider). FIELDING DP : (Iguchi-Rollins-Howard).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .251
Belliard , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
Zimmerman , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264
Young , 1B3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .331
Fick , 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
Kearns , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
Church , LF3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265
Langerhans , LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154
Schneider , C3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .229
Logan , CF4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274
Hill , P2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .133
Ayala , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Batista , PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .275
Rauch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
King , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 8 12
a-Doubled for Ayala in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Batista (2, Lohse).TB : Lopez; Fick; Church 2; Logan; Batista 2.RBI : Batista 2 (13).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hill; Kearns 2; Belliard.S : Belliard.GIDP : Kearns.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING E : Lopez (12, missed catch), Zimmerman (18, throw).
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lohse 6.2 5 2 2 3 4 0 4.57
Alfonseca (W, 4-1)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.83
Gordon (H, 5)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.86
Myers (S, 10)1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.04
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hill 6.0 1 0 0 1 7 0 2.41
Ayala 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.86
Rauch (BS, 5)(L, 8-3)1.0 3 3 2 0 0 1 3.86
King 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.02
Rivera 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.69
Pitches-strikes : Lohse 118-74, Alfonseca 5-4, Gordon 10-6, Myers 19-12, Hill 79-52, Ayala 16-10, Rauch 23-15, King 3-2, Rivera 11-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Lohse 8-8, Alfonseca 0-1, Gordon 2-0, Myers 0-0, Hill 6-4, Ayala 0-0, Rauch 1-2, King 1-0, Rivera 0-0.Batters faced : Lohse 28, Alfonseca 1, Gordon 3, Myers 3, Hill 20, Ayala 3, Rauch 7, King 1, Rivera 2.Inherited runners-scored : Alfonseca 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ed Montague. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Chris Guccione.Weather : 82 degrees, clear.Wind : 6 mph, In from CF.T : 2:46.Att : 27,128.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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