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Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

2016-04-16 · Night game · Citizens Bank Park · Att: 30320 · 67°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:37

Washington Nationals defeated Philadelphia Phillies 8–1. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st — Bryce Harper out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Darin Ruf. Michael A. Taylor scores. Missed catch error by left fielder Darin Ruf. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Daniel Murphy triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Cedric Hunter. Ryan Zimmerman scores — worth 11% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Max Scherzer L: Aaron Nola SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Kerwin Danley · 1B: Andy Fletcher · 2B: Mark Ripperger · 3B: Joe West · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Taylor	4	1	0	0	1	2
Anthony Rendon	3	2	1	0	1	1
Bryce Harper	3	1	2	3	0	0
Ryan Zimmerman	4	1	1	1	0	2
Daniel Murphy	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jayson Werth	4	0	0	0	0	2
Wilson Ramos	4	1	1	0	0	0
Danny Espinosa	3	1	0	0	1	2
Max Scherzer	3	0	1	2	0	0
Chris Heisey	1	1	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Hernandez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Odubel Herrera	3	0	1	0	1	0
Maikel Franco	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ryan Howard	4	0	0	0	0	2
Darin Ruf	4	0	0	0	0	3
Freddy Galvis	4	0	2	0	0	0
Cameron Rupp	4	1	2	1	0	2
Cedric Hunter	4	0	0	0	0	1
Aaron Nola	1	0	0	0	0	1
Emmanuel Burriss	1	0	1	0	0	0
Andres Blanco	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Scherzer	7.0	5	1	7
Matt Belisle	1.0	1	0	0
Shawn Kelley	1.0	1	0	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Aaron Nola	5.0	7	3	6
Dalier Hinojosa	2.0	0	0	1
Hector Neris	1.0	0	0	2
James Russell	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Michael Taylor: W
Anthony Rendon: S7.1-3
Bryce Harper: 7/SF/F7S.3-H;1-2(E7)
Ryan Zimmerman: S8/G6M.2-H
Daniel Murphy: T9/L3D+.1-H
Jayson Werth: 4/F6MD-
Wilson Ramos: 43/G34-

Bot 1

Cesar Hernandez: 63/G6MS-
Odubel Herrera: W
Maikel Franco: S8/L6D-.1-2
Ryan Howard: 4/IF/P4D
Darin Ruf: 4/F4D-

Top 2

Danny Espinosa: K
Max Scherzer: 63/G6
Michael Taylor: K

Bot 2

Freddy Galvis: 43/BG34S+
Cameron Rupp: K
Cedric Hunter: 63/G4S-

Top 3

Anthony Rendon: K
Bryce Harper: S7/F78S
Ryan Zimmerman: PO1(13)/MREV
Ryan Zimmerman: K

Bot 3

Aaron Nola: K
Cesar Hernandez: K
Odubel Herrera: 13/G15-

Top 4

Daniel Murphy: 9/L89M
Jayson Werth: K
Wilson Ramos: D7/L5D+
Danny Espinosa: IW
Max Scherzer: D9/F9D.2-H;1-H
Michael Taylor: 13/G-

Bot 4

Maikel Franco: 5/F5F-
Ryan Howard: K
Darin Ruf: K

Top 5

Anthony Rendon: W
Bryce Harper: HR/F9LD+.1-H
Ryan Zimmerman: 53/G56S-
Daniel Murphy: 4/L4
Jayson Werth: K

Bot 5

Freddy Galvis: 7/F7LS
Cameron Rupp: HR/F7D+
Cedric Hunter: 63/G4+
Emmanuel Burriss: T8/F8RXD+
Cesar Hernandez: 5/F6-

Top 6

Wilson Ramos: 63/G6
Danny Espinosa: K
Max Scherzer: 63/G6M-

Bot 6

Odubel Herrera: 5/F56S-
Maikel Franco: 53/G5
Ryan Howard: K

Top 7

Michael Taylor: 9/F9LS
Anthony Rendon: 63/G6
Bryce Harper: 43/G4

Bot 7

Darin Ruf: K
Freddy Galvis: S9/G34
Cameron Rupp: S8/F8LS.1-2
Cedric Hunter: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
Andres Blanco: 7/F78M

Top 8

Ryan Zimmerman: K23
Daniel Murphy: K
Jayson Werth: 9/F9LS

Bot 8

Cesar Hernandez: 8/F8LM
Odubel Herrera: D57/G5
Maikel Franco: 63/G56
Ryan Howard: 5/P

Top 9

Wilson Ramos: 63/G56
Danny Espinosa: 9/F9D+
Chris Heisey: HR/F89XD+
Michael Taylor: K

Bot 9

Darin Ruf: K
Freddy Galvis: S9/G34
Cameron Rupp: WP.1-2
Cameron Rupp: K
Cedric Hunter: K

Notes & reviews

replay,3,zimmr001,WAS,westj901,PHI13,,Y,M,PHI,A $when Bryce Harper was called safe at 1B, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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