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Hamels hope to lead Phillies to fifth straight win

Jul 25, 2007 - 1:32 PM Washington (42-57) at Philadelphia (51-48) 7:05 pm EDT

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - The surging Philadelphia Phillies look to extend their winning streak to five games when they meet the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.

In Tuesday's series opener, All-Star Aaron Rowand hit a solo home run to left field with two outs in the eighth inning to propel Philadelphia to a 4-3 victory.

Ace Cole Hamels (11-5, 3.69 ERA) goes to the hill for the Phillies, who captured five games in a row from April 21-25 earlier this season. He is 2-2 in five career starts against Washington.

The 23-year-old Hamels dazzled in his pervious start, yielding one run in seven innings but was on the short end of a 1-0 loss to San Diego last Thursday.

Washington counters with rookie Matt Chico (4-6, 4.65), who has just one win his last 10 starts. He allowed four runs and seven hits in six frames in a no-decision against Colorado.

The righthanded Chico is 0-5 with a 4.66 ERA in nine starts away from home this season. He will be making his first career appearance against the Phillies.








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    WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
    PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
    10 11 12 13 14 R H E
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    WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 1
    PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 0 (FINAL 14)

    BATTERIES: WAS

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    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN HOWARD (28) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 14TH OFF CHRIS BOOKER SCORED CHASE UTLEY.
    FINAL SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 7, WASHINGTON 5

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    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY RYAN CHURCH ALLOWED JIMMY ROLLINS TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
    PHILADELPHIA 5 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: S VICTORINO (.283, 2-FOR-4)

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    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JESUS FLORES SCORED BRIAN SCHNEIDER AND TONY
    BATISTA.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J FLORES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
    PHILADELPHIA 4 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.240, 1-FOR-4, RBI)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesJul 25 10:00 PM


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    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY TONY BATISTA SCORED RYAN CHURCH.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T BATISTA ON SECOND, B SCHNEIDER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
    PHILADELPHIA 4 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: L AYALA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

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    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RONNIE BELLIARD (6) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF COLE HAMELS.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2, PHILADELPHIA 4
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.261, 1-FOR-2)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesJul 25 8:54 PM


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    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY AARON ROWAND SCORED SHANE VICTORINO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ROWAND ON SECOND, C UTLEY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    PHILADELPHIA 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.238, 0-FOR-1, BB, RBI)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesJul 25 8:41 PM


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    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY WES HELMS SCORED CHASE UTLEY AND RYAN HOWARD.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, W HELMS ON FIRST, P BURRELL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    PHILADELPHIA 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.262, 0-FOR-1)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesJul 25 8:18 PM


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    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO PAT BURRELL SCORED SHANE VICTORINO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P BURRELL ON FIRST, R HOWARD ON SECOND, C
    UTLEY ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    PHILADELPHIA 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: W HELMS (.257, 0-FOR-1)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesJul 25 8:16 PM


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    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY FELIPE LOPEZ SCORED NOOK LOGAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F LOPEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.303, 0-FOR-1)

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