Game Wrapup

TODAY'S WRAPS: August 16, 2007


	Battery boosts Phils in DC

Hamels earns 14th win

By Ken Mandel / MLB.com

While ace Cole Hamels dominated the Nationals on the mound, his catcher, Carlos Ruiz, provided an early lift with a two-run home run, and the Phillies held off a late rally. With the victory and the Mets' loss, the Phils are just three games out of first in the NL East.

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Ruiz's two-run homer

Dobbs' RBI double

Phillies 4, Nationals 2

Cole Hamels tossed 6 2/3 scoreless frames, yielding four hits while fanning six. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Series at a glance:

Tue. 08/14: PHI 3, WSH 2
Wed. 08/15: WSH 4, PHI 2
Thu. 08/16: PHI 4, WSH 2

Late outburst not enough

By Michael Phillips / MLB.com

Held in check offensively for seven innings, Washington got homers from Ronnie Belliard and Dmitri Young in the eighth, but could not tie it up.

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Belliard's homer

Young's homer

Philadelphia (64-56)
Won 1

Philadelphia 4, Washington 2

Washington (55-66)
Lost 1

August 16, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	9	1
Washington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	7	0

Standings thru 8/16/07 | Gameday | Phillies Stats | Nationals Stats

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Rollins, SS	4	1	1	0	1	2	2	.288
Iguchi, 2B	5	0	2	0	0	1	1	.261
Burrell, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.261
Roberson, RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Howard, 1B	5	0	1	1	0	3	4	.263
Rowand, CF	5	0	0	0	0	3	4	.308
Werth, RF-LF	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.252
Ruiz, C	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	.260
Nunez, 3B	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	.248
Hamels, P	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	.136
Alfonseca, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Dobbs, PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.286
Gordon, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Romero, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Myers, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	35	4	9	4	5	12	20
a-Doubled for Alfonseca in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Werth (4, Rivera), Dobbs (17, Rivera). HR: Ruiz (4, 2nd inning off Hanrahan, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Rollins; Iguchi 2; Burrell; Howard; Werth 2; Ruiz 5; Dobbs 2. RBI: Ruiz 2 (42), Howard (98), Dobbs (42). 2-out RBI: Dobbs. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Howard; Hamels; Rowand; Rollins. S: Ruiz. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Rollins (24, 3rd base off Hanrahan/Flores). FIELDING E: Howard (8, fielding). Outfield assists: Roberson (Kearns at 2nd base). DP: 2 (Rollins-Iguchi-Howard, Roberson-Rollins).

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lopez, SS	4	0	0	0	1	1	3	.249
Belliard, 2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.282
Zimmerman, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.264
Young, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.332
Kearns, RF	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	.250
Langerhans, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154
Church, LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.265
Flores, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	6	.233
Logan, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.275
Hanrahan, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.429
a-Jimenez, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.170
Schroder, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bacsik, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130
b-Batista, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.275
Rivera, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Rauch, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Fick, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203
Totals	33	2	7	2	4	8	16
a-Struck out for Hanrahan in the 5th. b-Walked for Bacsik in the 7th. c-Lined out for Rauch in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Belliard (23, Hamels), Kearns (25, Hamels). HR: Belliard (7, 8th inning off Gordon, 0 on, 0 out), Young (11, 8th inning off Gordon, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Belliard 6; Young 4; Kearns 3; Church; Logan. RBI: Belliard (39), Young (63). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young; Logan; Zimmerman; Lopez 2. GIDP: Flores. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Kearns (2, 2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz).

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hamels (W, 14-5)	6.2	4	0	0	2	6	0	3.50
Alfonseca (H, 13)	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.80
Gordon	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	2	4.74
Romero (H, 11)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.25
Myers (S, 11)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.93

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hanrahan (L, 2-1)	5.0	4	2	2	4	8	1	2.95
Schroder	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1.55
Bacsik	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.73
Rivera	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	3.77
Rauch	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.80

Pitches-strikes: Hamels 101-62, Alfonseca 15-9, Gordon 14-7, Romero 8-4, Myers 12-9, Hanrahan 101-51, Schroder 30-19, Bacsik 10-7, Rivera 16-11, Rauch 12-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Hamels 8-6, Alfonseca 0-0, Gordon 0-1, Romero 0-2, Myers 1-1, Hanrahan 2-5, Schroder 0-4, Bacsik 1-0, Rivera 1-0, Rauch 0-2.
Batters faced: Hamels 26, Alfonseca 2, Gordon 4, Romero 2, Myers 3, Hanrahan 23, Schroder 7, Bacsik 2, Rivera 5, Rauch 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Alfonseca 2-0, Romero 1-0, Bacsik 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Jerry Layne.
Weather: 88 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:03.
Att: 27,308.

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

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