Nationals 4, Phillies 2
Wily Mo Pena (center) and his teammates celebrate Saturday's win. (Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Facing a team battling for the NL East title, Matt Chico limited the Phillies to just one run over six-plus impressive frames, helping the Nationals clinch fourth place. Ryan Zimmerman hit an RBI double in the first and Felipe Lopez added a sacrifice fly in the fourth for Washington, which scored two key runs in the seventh on two Philly errors.
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Washington 4, Philadelphia 2
Today's Boxes 9/29/07
TOR 5, TB 3
NYM 13, FLA 0
CHC 4, CIN 0
MIL 4, SD 3
LAA 3, OAK 2
HOU 3, ATL 2
CWS 3, DET 2
BOS 6, MIN 4
NYY 11, BAL 10
STL 7, PIT 3
KC 4, CLE 3
COL 11, ARI 1
SEA 5, TEX 1
LAD 6, SF 5
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Standings thru 9/29/07 | Recap: WSH |PHI | Gameday | Nationals Stats | Phillies Stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .245
Belliard , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .288
Zimmerman , 3B2 1 2 1 3 0 0 .268
Young , 1B4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .320
1-Maxwell , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Fick , 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
Kearns , RF5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .266
Church , CF4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .272
Logan , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Rauch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Jimenez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245
Cordero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pena , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256
Schneider , C3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .235
Chico , P3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Langerhans , CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 36 4 11 3 4 6 21
BATTING 2B : Zimmerman (43, Eaton), Lopez (25, Lohse).TB : Lopez 3; Belliard; Zimmerman 3; Kearns 2; Pena; Schneider; Chico; Langerhans.RBI : Zimmerman (91), Lopez (50), Young (74).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kearns; Belliard 2; Church; Jimenez.S : Belliard.SF : Lopez.GIDP : Church.Team LOB : 11.FIELDING DP : (Lopez-Belliard-Young).Pickoffs : Chico (Rollins at 1st base).
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295
Utley , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .332
Burrell , LF4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257
Howard , 1B4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .265
Rowand , CF4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .311
Werth , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .298
Helms , 3B2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247
a-Dobbs , PH-3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
Ruiz , C3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257
Eaton , P1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210
Geary , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mesa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lohse , P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .163
Romero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Victorino , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283
Gordon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Myers , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 6 2 4 6 12
BATTING 2B : Werth (11, Chico).HR : Rowand (27, 7th inning off Chico, 0 on, 0 out), Howard (46, 8th inning off Rauch, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Rollins; Utley; Howard 4; Rowand 4; Werth 2; Ruiz.RBI : Rowand (89), Howard (133).2-out RBI : Howard.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Eaton; Rollins.GIDP : Rollins.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING PO : Rollins (1st base by Chico).FIELDING E : Howard (12, fielding), Ruiz (2, throw).DP : (Utley-Rollins-Howard).
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chico (W, 7-9)6.0 4 1 1 3 4 1 4.63
Rivera (H, 19)0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.53
Rauch (H, 33)1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.61
Cordero (S, 37)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.36
WP : Romero.Pitches-strikes : Chico 87-54, Rivera 19-11, Rauch 23-16, Cordero 14-10, Eaton 48-27, Geary 11-7, Mesa 8-4, Lohse 28-20, Romero 10-5, Gordon 14-11, Myers 21-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Chico 5-8, Rivera 0-1, Rauch 1-3, Cordero 0-2, Eaton 3-4, Geary 3-0, Mesa 0-2, Lohse 1-3, Romero 0-1, Gordon 1-1, Myers 2-0.Batters faced : Chico 23, Rivera 3, Rauch 6, Cordero 3, Eaton 14, Geary 4, Mesa 2, Lohse 10, Romero 3, Gordon 4, Myers 5.Inherited runners-scored : Rauch 2-0, Geary 2-0, Mesa 2-1, Romero 2-2.Umpires : HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Gary Darling.Weather : 76 degrees, sunny.Wind : 11 mph, L to R.T : 3:09.Att : 44,532.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
