MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
09/18/2044
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2956 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (78-71) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0
Philadelphia Phillies (89-60) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Nationals Lose By a Run at Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals, 5-4. Philadelphia pitcher and Buena Park, California, native Phil Ray led the way. Philadelphia goes to 89-60. The win puts them 11 games up in their division.

Tied up with the Nationals in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Phillies got a boost from right fielder Mike Luquette. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Luquette saw a 1-0 cutter from Josh Burch and hit a run-scoring single to break the stalemate and put Philadelphia on top, 4-3.

In postgame comments to the Philadelphia Herald, Luquette said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Parmenter 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .263 18 56
G. Ashburn SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .264 18 79
B. Hilali LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .227 25 67
J. Holl DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .263 41 91
K. Thilges RF 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .240 15 49
K. Kepic 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .274 20 82
B. Fulmer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249 1 17
C. Tennent CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .252 18 55
M. George C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .205 9 43
Totals 34 4 8 4 1 13 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Fulmer (12, 4th Inning off P. Ray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Thilges (3, 3rd Inning off P. Ray, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Parmenter (18, 7th Inning off D. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Parmenter 4 , G. Ashburn , B. Hilali , K. Thilges 4 , K. Kepic , B. Fulmer 2 , M. George
2-out RBI: K. Thilges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Parmenter , K. Kepic
GIDP: K. Kepic
Hit by Pitch: K. Kepic
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Thilges(Luquette at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Cashner C 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .316 16 68
M. Luquette RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .348 18 64
M. Aldridge SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .257 18 54
A. Watkins 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .285 34 92
R. Nichols DH 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 .273 9 38
B. Conner 3B 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .235 18 73
T. Benavides 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .194 6 33
R. Marin LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 11 27
M. McDonald CF 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .195 11 38
Totals 29 5 9 5 6 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Nichols (13, 2nd Inning off J. Burch, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Conner (22, 4th Inning off J. Burch, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Luquette 2 , A. Watkins 2 , R. Nichols 4 , B. Conner 2 , T. Benavides
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cashner , B. Conner , R. Marin
Sac Fly: B. Conner , T. Benavides
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Benavides (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Watkins-Aldridge-Benavides)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Burch L (12-10) 4.1 6 5 5 3 2 0 72 4.80   
K. Hecht 3.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 46 2.19   
J. Byrd 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burch 30
Batters Faced: J. Burch 22, K. Hecht 12, J. Byrd 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burch 4-7, K. Hecht 3-1, J. Byrd 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burch 72-44, K. Hecht 46-25, J. Byrd 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hecht 2-0 , J. Byrd 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Ray W (16-5) 5.1 6 3 3 1 10 0 98 3.08   
D. Rivera H (1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 32 4.91   
R. Arevalo H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 7.60   
J. Overton H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.49   
V. Royal SV (38) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ray 53
Batters Faced: P. Ray 23, D. Rivera 7, R. Arevalo 2, J. Overton 1, V. Royal 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ray 1-5, D. Rivera 2-2, R. Arevalo 0-0, J. Overton 1-0, V. Royal 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ray 98-66, D. Rivera 32-19, R. Arevalo 12-7, J. Overton 3-3, V. Royal 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Overton 1-0
WP: P. Ray
Hit Batsmen: D. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Ray
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 41020
Special Notes: RP Rich Arevalo was injured while pitching.
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