MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
10/02/2039
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2810 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (96-64) 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 11 0
Philadelphia Phillies (75-85) 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 X 9 11 0
Hess HR-Happy in 9-8 Win
Philadelphia right fielder Josh Hess had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Washington Nationals, 9-8. Philadelphia reliever Ruben Sanchez got the win, raising his record to 10-5. Dong-hwan Choi was tagged with the loss. Chris Drake closed the door for Philadelphia, picking up his 11th save of the year.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Phillies grabbed the lead when Hess hit his 24th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Dong-hwan Choi made it 9-8, Philadelphia.

"Glad to go home with a win," said Hess.

Philadelphia now sits at 75-85, while Washington falls to 96-64.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lopez DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .258 7 32
G. Cortinas 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .245 14 56
B. Cabrera 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .293 23 87
J. Fusia CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .244 16 53
   a-G. Runggaldier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 8 25
   b-S. Steelsmith CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 30 116
M. Rizo RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .261 11 65
T. Borders 2B 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 .281 8 57
B. Clark LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .306 33 108
K. Murphy C 4 1 0 0 1 2 7 .289 14 47
J. Fontenot SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .225 10 38
Totals 38 8 11 8 7 9 18      
a - G. Runggaldier pinch hit for J. Fusia in the 6th
b - S. Steelsmith substituted for G. Runggaldier in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Cabrera (44, 1st Inning off J. Abbott, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Lopez (3, 3rd Inning off J. Abbott, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Fontenot (10, 5th Inning off J. Abbott, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lopez 3 , B. Cabrera 2 , J. Fusia 2 , M. Rizo 2 , T. Borders 2 , B. Clark , J. Fontenot 5
2-out RBI: B. Lopez , J. Fusia , M. Rizo , B. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Cortinas , M. Rizo , K. Murphy 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
PB: K. Murphy
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hess RF 5 3 3 3 0 1 1 .276 24 75
R. Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 6 38
V. Ortiz 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .338 10 49
D. Montano DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .284 35 93
G. Medina 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .266 33 102
J. Watrous C 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .221 10 30
E. Calhoun CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .299 2 11
R. Zuluaga 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 7 42
   a-C. Fowler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 20 69
   b-J. Chinea 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 4 42
E. Dunegan SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 3 29
Totals 35 9 11 9 1 4 10      
a - C. Fowler pinch hit for R. Zuluaga in the 6th
b - J. Chinea substituted for C. Fowler in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Ortiz 2 (29, 1st Inning off I. Romero, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Choi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Calhoun (2, 3rd Inning off I. Romero, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Hess 2 (24, 4th Inning off I. Romero, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Choi, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hess 9 , V. Ortiz 4 , D. Montano , G. Medina , J. Watrous , E. Calhoun 5 , E. Dunegan
2-out RBI: G. Medina , J. Watrous , E. Calhoun
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hess , D. Montano
Sac Bunt: E. Dunegan
Team LOB: 4
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Romero 3.1 7 7 3 1 1 2 66 4.84   
D. Choi L (7-3) 2.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 37 5.12   
N. O'Brien 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Romero 24
Batters Faced: I. Romero 19, D. Choi 11, N. O'Brien 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Romero 4-6, D. Choi 3-3, N. O'Brien 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: I. Romero 66-43, D. Choi 37-27, N. O'Brien 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. O'Brien 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Abbott 4.1 8 7 7 6 3 1 108 5.04   
R. Sanchez W (10-5) 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 33 6.50   
M. Aragon H (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.41   
B. Hershey H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.00   
C. Drake SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Abbott 16
Batters Faced: J. Abbott 27, R. Sanchez 8, M. Aragon 3, B. Hershey 3, C. Drake 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Abbott 5-5, R. Sanchez 0-2, M. Aragon 2-1, B. Hershey 1-1, C. Drake 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Abbott 108-59, R. Sanchez 33-23, M. Aragon 16-10, B. Hershey 10-7, C. Drake 22-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Hess
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 43094
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