September 21, 2007 Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 6
@LAA 0 CLE 4
OAK 3 DET 5
KCR 4 CHW 6
@MIN 4 TOR 5
@NYY 4
(14) BOS 8
@TBD 1 TEX 3
BAL 2 ARI 12
LAD 3 MIL 4
@ATL 1 CHC 13
PIT 8 NYM 9
@FLA 6 COL 2
@SDP 1
(14) CIN 9
@SFG 8
(11) HOU 6
@STL 3 PHI 6
@WSN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 26,949

Friday, September 21, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Phillies

84-70

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  1  3   0  2  0   0  0  0    6 10  0
Nationals       1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    3  6  1

W: A Eaton (10-9), L: S Hill (4-5), S: B Myers (19)

Nationals

68-86

Lost 3

4th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Rollins SS                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .295  .876   22    0   3   HR
C Utley 2B                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .333  .977   15    5   4   
P Burrell LF                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .261  .913   20    2   0   HR
  M Bourn LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .712         1   0   
R Howard 1B                   4   1   4   2    0   0  .265  .957   10   10   1   HR,2B
A Rowand CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .895   12    1   0   2·GDP
G Dobbs 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .801    9    0   2   
  A Nunez PH-3B               1   0   1   0    1   0  .237  .604    9    0   1   SB
J Werth RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .311  .886   24    2   0   
C Ruiz C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .731   10    2   0   GDP
  G Geary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Romero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P LaForest PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .874    6    0   0   
  C Roberson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .596         0   0   
  B Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
A Eaton P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .529    9    1   0   
  C Coste C                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .759   10    3   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   6    3   6              156   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Howard (26, off S Hill).

HR: P Burrell (29, off S Hill; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Rollins (29, off S Hill; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); R Howard (42, off S Hill; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

TB: R Howard 8; J Rollins 5; P Burrell 4; C Utley 2; A Nunez.

GIDP: A Rowand 2 (18); C Ruiz (17).

RBI: R Howard 2 (124); P Burrell 2 (93); C Utley (99); J Rollins (90).

2-out RBI: R Howard.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Nunez (2, 2nd base off L Ayala/J Flores).

PO: J Rollins (1st base by S Hill).

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez SS                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .244  .657   20    1   3   
  C Guzman SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .850         0   0   
R Belliard 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .757   16    5   6   
R Zimmerman 3B                5   1   1   0    0   2  .268  .791   21    0   4   2B
W Pena LF                     1   1   0   0    0   0  .246  .759    7    0   0   2·HBP
  N Logan CF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .654    7    1   0   
R Church CF-LF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .268  .800   14    2   0   
A Kearns RF                   2   0   1   1    2   0  .263  .757   10    1   0   
R Fick 1B                     3   0   1   2    0   0  .238  .634    5    8   0   
  T Batista PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .655    3    2   0   
B Schneider C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .654    8    5   0   
  J Maxwell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    5    0   0   
  J Flores C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .686         2   0   
S Hill P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .277    7    0   0   
  M Bacsik P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .281         0   0   
  D Jimenez PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .730    4    0   0   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  R Langerhans PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .159  .549    4    0   0   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   3    5   5              131   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Zimmerman (41, off A Eaton).

HBP: W Pena 2 (6, 2 by A Eaton).

TB: R Zimmerman 2; R Belliard 2; F Lopez; R Fick; A Kearns.

RBI: R Fick 2 (14); A Kearns (64).

2-out RBI: R Fick 2; A Kearns.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. F Lopez-R Belliard-R Fick; R Zimmerman-R Belliard-T Batista; R Belliard-F Lopez-R Fick.

E: S Hill (1).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Eaton, W (10-9)              5     5   3   3    5   2   0   6.33   27   86-46   22·10·14   10· 6· 2· 0     42    -     1.20  -0.02
G Geary, H (10)                1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.18    6   20-16    5· 2· 9    4· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.15   0.13
J Romero, H (22)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.13    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.90   0.02
T Gordon, H (11)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.89    3   13-9     4· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
B Myers, S (19)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.52    3    9-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   3    5   5   0          40  131-80   35·16·29   17· 8· 3· 0          2-0

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Hill, L (4-5)                4.2   8   6   6    1   2   3   3.42   22   92-57   33· 7·17   10· 5· 4· 0     25    -     0.69  -0.34
M Bacsik                       1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.76    4   15-9     5· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.54   0.03
S Rivera                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.67    6   24-16    8· 4· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.31   0.04
L Ayala                        1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.49    5   23-12    7· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3   6   3          37  154-94   53·14·27   14· 8· 6· 0          1-0

A Eaton faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Hill (0; J Rollins, 1st base).

HBP: A Eaton 2 (11; W Pena, W Pena).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 26,949.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Washington Nationals                 
1. J Rollins            SS    1. F Lopez              SS 
2. C Utley              2B    2. R Belliard           2B 
3. P Burrell            LF    3. R Zimmerman          3B 
4. R Howard             1B    4. W Pena               LF 
5. A Rowand             CF    5. R Church             CF 
6. G Dobbs              3B    6. A Kearns             RF 
7. J Werth              RF    7. R Fick               1B 
8. C Ruiz               C     8. B Schneider          C  
9. A Eaton              P     9. S Hill               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-2  1--  4   17%  79% P Burrell       S Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Utley Scores
   t 2   0  1-0  ---  4   11%  50% R Howard        S Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 1   2  0-0  123  4  -10%  33% A Kearns        A Eaton         Walk; Lopez Scores; Zimmerman to 3B; Pena to 2B
   b 5   2  6-1  123  1   -9%  82% R Fick          A Eaton         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Zimmerman Scores; Pena Scores; Kearns to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  123  3    7%  43% R Church        A Eaton         Flyball: CF (Short CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Rollins       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   46%  C Utley         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   45%  P Burrell       Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Eaton facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   42%  F Lopez         Walk
          1--  3   36%  R Belliard      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  2   39%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Lopez to 3B
          1-3  1   36%  W Pena          Hit By Pitch; Zimmerman to 2B
   O      123  3   43%  R Church        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   R      123  4   33%  A Kearns        Walk; Lopez Scores; Zimmerman to 3B; Pena to 2B
   O      123  3   39%  R Fick          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Nationals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Shawn Hill facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   50%  R Howard        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   48%  A Rowand        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   46%  G Dobbs         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   47%  J Werth         Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  C Ruiz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Adam Eaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  B Schneider     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   49%  S Hill          Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   48%  F Lopez         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  4   45%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lopez to 3B
   O      1-3  6   50%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Nationals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Shawn Hill facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   48%  A Eaton         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  J Rollins       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      55%  C Utley         Rollins Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Rollins to 3B
   R      --3  6   62%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Rollins Scores
   RR     1--  4   79%  P Burrell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Utley Scores
          ---  2   80%  R Howard        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  5   77%  A Rowand        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-4, Adam Eaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   79%  W Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   77%  R Church        Walk
   O      1--  1   80%  A Kearns        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   82%  R Fick          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Nationals 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Shawn Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   81%  G Dobbs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   80%  J Werth         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  C Ruiz          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-4, Adam Eaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   82%  B Schneider     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   83%  S Hill          Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   84%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Nationals 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Shawn Hill facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   83%  A Eaton         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  5   89%  J Rollins       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  2   90%  C Utley         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   90%  P Burrell       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Utley to 2B
   R      -2-  2   94%  R Howard        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Utley Scores
                  Mike Bacsik replaces Shawn Hill pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   93%  A Rowand        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-6, Adam Eaton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   94%  R Belliard      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   92%  R Zimmerman     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  2   90%  W Pena          Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  4   93%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   91%  A Kearns        Walk; Zimmerman to 3B; Pena to 2B
   RR     123  1   82%  R Fick          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Zimmerman Scores; Pena Scores; Kearns to 2B
   O      12-  1   87%  B Schneider     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Nationals 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike Bacsik facing 6-7-8
                  Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Greg Dobbs batting 6th
          ---  7   88%  A Nunez         Walk
   O      1--  2   87%  J Werth         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4   84%  C Ruiz          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-6, Adam Eaton facing 9-1-2
                  Abraham Nunez moves to 3B; D'Angelo Jimenez pinch hits for Mike Bacsik batting 9th
          ---  4   80%  D Jimenez       Walk
                  Geoff Geary replaces Carlos Ruiz pitching and batting 8th; Chris Coste replaces Adam Eaton playing C batting 9th
   O      1--  3   84%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   87%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Jimenez to 2B
   O      -2-  7   90%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Nationals 3.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Saul Rivera facing 9-1-2
                  Saul Rivera replaces D'Angelo Jimenez pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Church moves to LF; Nook Logan replaces Wily Mo Pena playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  6   89%  C Coste         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  J Rollins       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   88%  C Utley         Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-6, Geoff Geary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   91%  N Logan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   91%  A Kearns        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
                  J.C. Romero replaces Geoff Geary pitching and batting 8th; Tony Batista pinch hits for Robert Fick batting 7th
   O      1--  3   93%  T Batista       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Nationals 3.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Saul Rivera facing 3-4-5
                  Tony Batista moves to 1B
   O      ---  5   93%  P Burrell       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   93%  R Howard        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   92%  A Rowand        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Gordon replaces J.C. Romero pitching and batting 8th; Michael Bourn replaces Pat Burrell playing LF batting 3rd; Justin Maxwell pinch hits for Brian Schneider batting 8th
   O      ---  5   94%  J Maxwell       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Ryan Langerhans pinch hits for Saul Rivera batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   97%  F Lopez         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Nationals 3.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Luis Ayala facing 6-7-8
                  Luis Ayala replaces Ryan Langerhans pitching and batting 9th; Jesus Flores replaces Justin Maxwell playing C batting 8th; Cristian Guzman replaces Felipe Lopez playing SS batting 1st
          ---  2   97%  A Nunez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   97%  J Werth         Strikeout Swinging, Nunez Steals 2B
                  Pete LaForest pinch hits for Tom Gordon batting 8th
          -2-  6   97%  P LaForest      Walk
                  Chris Roberson pinch runs for Pete LaForest batting 8th
   O      12-  4   97%  C Coste         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   96%  J Rollins       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-6, Brett Myers facing 2-3-4
                  Brett Myers replaces Chris Roberson pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   98%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3  100%  R Zimmerman     Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  3  100%  N Logan         Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Nationals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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