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'Pen shuts door for Nats
Nationals 4, Phillies 2
Ryan Church hit a solo shot for insurance in the sixth inning. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
 Redding's two-run double
Tim Redding helped his own cause in the second, hitting a two-run double which proved to be the go-ahead hit, and allowed just two runs over six-plus innings. The 'pen didn't allow a run after that as the Nats held on.
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Series at a glance:
PHI
Philadelphia (63-56)
Lost 1
Washington 4, Philadelphia 2   WSH
Washington (55-65)
Won 1
August 15, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Philadelphia
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0   2 5 0
Washington
0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 X   4 10 0
Standings thru 8/15/07  |  Gameday  |  Phillies Stats  |  Nationals Stats
PhiladelphiaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Rollins, SS3000123.288
Iguchi, 2B4000024.259
Burrell, LF3000110.261
Howard, 1B4010012.264
Rowand, CF3110101.311
Helms, 3B4010001.253
Werth, RF3111120.250
Coste, C4011010.333
Kendrick, P2000020.154
  Mesa, P0000000.000
  a-Branyan, PH1000013.202
  Condrey, P0000000.000
  Romero, P0000000.000
  b-Dobbs, PH1000000.283
Totals3225241214 

a-Struck out for Mesa in the 7th. b-Popped out for Romero in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Werth (5, 3rd inning off Redding, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Howard; Rowand; Helms; Werth 4; Coste.
RBI: Werth (19), Coste (11).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Howard; Iguchi 2.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Rollins-Iguchi-Howard, Condrey-Iguchi-Howard).

 
WashingtonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Lopez, SS4010002.251
Belliard, 2B4000001.280
Zimmerman, 3B4120001.266
Young, 1B3020001.333
  1-Fick, PR-1B1000000.204
Kearns, RF4100003.247
Church, LF3211110.265
  Cordero, P0000000.000
Schneider, C3020010.233
Logan, CF3010003.275
Redding, P3012012.133
  Rivera, P0000000.000
  King, P0000000.000
  Ayala, P0000000.000
  Langerhans, LF0000000.154
Totals3241031313 


1-Ran for Young in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Redding (1, Kendrick), Zimmerman 2 (29, Kendrick, Kendrick), Logan (13, Mesa).
HR: Church (10, 6th inning off Kendrick, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Lopez; Zimmerman 4; Young 2; Church 4; Schneider 2; Logan 2; Redding 2.
RBI: Redding 2 (2), Church (48).
2-out RBI: Redding 2; Church.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lopez 2; Kearns; Redding 2.
GIDP: Kearns; Zimmerman.
Team LOB: 5.

 
PhiladelphiaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Kendrick (L, 5-3)5.27441113.94
Mesa 0.12000105.59
Condrey 1.01000005.28
Romero 1.00000102.29
 
WashingtonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Redding (W, 2-3)6.03223712.88
Rivera 0.01001003.69
King (H, 8)0.20000204.91
Ayala (H, 5)1.11000202.70
Cordero (S, 27)1.00000102.44

Redding pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Rivera pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Kendrick 71-49, Mesa 10-7, Condrey 10-7, Romero 12-7, Redding 96-61, Rivera 12-6, King 8-6, Ayala 16-10, Cordero 14-9.
Ground outs-fly outs: Kendrick 9-7, Mesa 0-0, Condrey 2-1, Romero 1-1, Redding 6-5, Rivera 0-0, King 0-0, Ayala 1-1, Cordero 0-2.
Batters faced: Kendrick 24, Mesa 3, Condrey 3, Romero 3, Redding 24, Rivera 2, King 2, Ayala 5, Cordero 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Rivera 2-1, King 3-0, Ayala 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:42.
Att: 25,575.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner