Nationals 4 - 2 Phillies
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Phillies looking to take NL East crown

Sep 29, 2007 - 1:17 PM Washington (72-88) at Philadelphia (88-72) ,3:55 pm EDT

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - The Philadelphia Phillies had not held the National League East Division lead all season ... until now.

The Phillies have a chance to win their first division title since 1993 on Saturday when they host the Washington Nationals in second of a three-game series.

Lefthanded ace Cole Hamels tossed eight dominant innings as Philadelphia defeated Washington, 6-0, in the opener of the season-ending series Friday.

The victory, coupled with New York Mets' 7-4 loss to the Florida Marlins at Shea Stadium, moved the Phillies into first place in the National League East ahead of the Mets (87-73). The last time the Phillies led the NL East this late in the season was on October 1, 1993, which was the last time they reached the postseason.

Philadelphia could win the division Saturday with a win coupled with a New York loss to Florida.

Adam Eaton (10-9, 6.33 ERA) will take the mound for Philadelphia, which has won three straight contests. The eight-year veteran righthander has struggled at home this season, going 3-6 with a 6.57 ERA in 14 starts at Citizens Bank Park.

The Nationals, who had a four-game winning streak snapped Friday, will send lefthander Matt Chico (6-9, 4.75) to the hill. The 24-year-old rookie was tagged for four runs and six hits with three walks in his only career start against the Phillies, a 7-5 setback on July 25.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    WASHINGTON 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 0
    PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: WAS - MATT CHICO, SAUL RIVERA (7TH), JON RAUCH (7TH), CHAD CORDERO
    (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
    PHI - ADAM EATON, GEOFF GEARY (3RD), JOSE MESA (4TH),
    KYLE LOHSE (5TH)

    Sep 29 7:05 PM


  • NL
    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN HOWARD (46) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 8TH OFF JON RAUCH.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.311, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesSep 29 6:42 PM


  • NL
    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY AARON ROWAND (27) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF MATT CHICO.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 1
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.300, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesSep 29 6:05 PM


  • NL
    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY J.C. ROMERO ALLOWED RYAN ZIMMERMAN TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J MAXWELL ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
    PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.273, 0-FOR-3)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesSep 29 6:03 PM


  • NL
    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY RYAN HOWARD ALLOWED FELIPE LOPEZ TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, R ZIMMERMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
    PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.265, 1-FOR-3)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesSep 29 5:58 PM


  • NL
    AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY FELIPE LOPEZ SCORED WILY MO PENA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CHICO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
    PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.289, 1-FOR-2)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesSep 29 5:05 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    WASHINGTON 1 1 2 0
    PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MATT CHICO
    PHI - ADAM EATON

    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.295, 30 HR, 93 RBI)
    C UTLEY (.333, 22 HR, 102 RBI)
    P BURRELL (.260, 30 HR, 97 RBI)

    Nationals vs. PhilliesSep 29 4:02 PM

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