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Philadelphia Phillies @ Washington Nationals

2006-09-26 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 18960 · 70°F · Wind 6 mph from CF · 2:47

Washington Nationals defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. Washington Nationals put up 2 in the 3rd. Ramon Ortiz earned the win and Chad Cordero picked up the save. Ryan Zimmerman went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	13
WAS	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		4	8

W: Ramon Ortiz L: Brett Myers SV: Chad Cordero

Umpires — HP: Greg Gibson · 1B: Rob Drake · 2B: Paul Nauert · 3B: Larry Vanover · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jimmy Rollins	5	0	1	0	0
Shane Victorino	4	1	2	0	1
Chase Utley	5	1	3	1	0
Ryan Howard	5	0	2	1	2
Jeff Conine	4	0	2	1	0
Pat Burrell	4	0	1	0	2
Mike Lieberthal	3	0	0	0	1
Abraham Nunez	3	0	0	0	1
Brett Myers	3	0	0	0	1
Randall Simon	1	0	1	0	0
David Dellucci	1	0	0	0	1
Chris Coste	1	1	1	0	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bernie Castro	3	2	1	0	1	0
Felipe Lopez	3	0	2	0	0	1
Alfonso Soriano	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ryan Zimmerman	4	1	3	3	0	0
Jose Vidro	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Schneider	4	0	1	0	0	1
Nook Logan	4	0	1	0	0	3
Ryan Church	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ramon Ortiz	2	0	0	0	0	1
Robert Fick	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Lombard	0	0	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brett Myers	7.0	6	2	5
Geoff Geary	1.0	2	1	3

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Ramon Ortiz	6.0	10	6
Billy Traber	0.2	0	1
Saul Rivera	0.1	0	0
Jon Rauch	1.0	1	1
Chad Cordero	1.0	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Rollins: 9/F89D
Shane Victorino: S8/G4M
Chase Utley: S9/G34.1-2
Ryan Howard: S8/L8LS+.2-H;1-2
Jeff Conine: S7/G6.2-H;1-2
Pat Burrell: K
Mike Lieberthal: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 1

Bernie Castro: S4/BG34S+
Felipe Lopez: S9/G3.1-3
Alfonso Soriano: 8/P8RS-
Ryan Zimmerman: SB2
Ryan Zimmerman: 63/G6.3-H
Jose Vidro: 43/G4

Top 2

Abraham Nunez: K
Brett Myers: 53/G56
Jimmy Rollins: S9/L89M+
Shane Victorino: S8/G4M.1-2
Chase Utley: 5/P5-

Bot 2

Brian Schneider: 31/G3
Nook Logan: K
Ryan Church: 41/G34

Top 3

Ryan Howard: K
Jeff Conine: S7/G6+
Pat Burrell: S7/G56+.1-3
Mike Lieberthal: K
Abraham Nunez: 8/L8LD

Bot 3

Ramon Ortiz: K
Bernie Castro: W
Felipe Lopez: 23/SH/BG2L-.1-2
Alfonso Soriano: W
Ryan Zimmerman: D7/L7D+.2-H;1-H
Jose Vidro: 7/F7LS

Top 4

Brett Myers: K
Jimmy Rollins: 3/G
Shane Victorino: 3/G3

Bot 4

Brian Schneider: K
Nook Logan: K
Ryan Church: K

Top 5

Chase Utley: S8/L89S
Ryan Howard: S9/G3+.1-3
Jeff Conine: 5/L56S
Pat Burrell: K
Mike Lieberthal: 9/F9S

Bot 5

Ramon Ortiz: 53/G5-
Bernie Castro: 7/F7M
Felipe Lopez: D7/L78D+
Alfonso Soriano: 63/G6

Top 6

Abraham Nunez: 43/G4M
Brett Myers: 63/G6
Jimmy Rollins: 13/G34S-

Bot 6

Ryan Zimmerman: S6/G56
Jose Vidro: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Brian Schneider: 6/P6M-

Top 7

Shane Victorino: HP
Chase Utley: 3/P3F-
Ryan Howard: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Jeff Conine: 63/G6

Bot 7

Nook Logan: S6/G6
Ryan Church: SB2
Ryan Church: 23/SH/BG23-.2-3
Robert Fick: 43/G34
Bernie Castro: 43/G4

Top 8

Pat Burrell: 4/P4-
Randall Simon: S7/L7S
David Dellucci: K
Chris Coste: CS2(24)

Bot 8

Felipe Lopez: K
Alfonso Soriano: K
Ryan Zimmerman: S7/L7M+
George Lombard: W.1-2
Brian Schneider: S46/G4S-.2-H(E4)(NR)(UR);1-3
Nook Logan: K

Top 9

Chris Coste: D7/L7D+
Jimmy Rollins: 7/F7S-
Shane Victorino: K
Chase Utley: S7/L78S.2-H
Ryan Howard: 7/F8LD

Notes & reviews

The foul ball hit by Utley actually hit the right field pole and should have been called a home run; it caromed into foul territory and bounced off the top of the wall
Utley tried to barehand the roller; runners moved one base on the hit and one on the error

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