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Philadelphia Phillies @ Washington Nationals

2016-09-11 · Day game · Nationals Park · Att: 31805 · 84°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph L to R · 2:49

Washington Nationals defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st — Daniel Murphy doubles (42) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Aaron Altherr. Trea Turner scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Andres Blanco grounds into a double play, third baseman Anthony Rendon to first baseman Ryan Zimmerman. Cesar Hernandez out at 3rd. Andres Blanco out at 1st — worth 22% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Gio Gonzalez L: Adam Morgan SV: Mark Melancon

Umpires — HP: Chris Segal · 1B: Paul Emmel · 2B: Larry Vanover · 3B: David Rackley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Hernandez	4	0	2	0	0	0
Roman Quinn	3	0	0	0	1	0
Andres Blanco	3	0	0	0	1	1
Darin Ruf	3	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Joseph	4	1	1	1	0	1
A. J. Ellis	3	0	1	0	0	1
Aaron Altherr	3	0	0	0	0	0
Freddy Galvis	3	1	1	1	0	1
Adam Morgan	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan Howard	1	0	0	0	0	1
Odubel Herrera	1	0	0	0	0	1
Maikel Franco	1	0	1	0	0	0
Cody Asche	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Trea Turner	3	1	2	0	1	0
Jayson Werth	4	0	0	0	0	1
Daniel Murphy	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bryce Harper	1	1	0	0	2	0
Anthony Rendon	3	1	1	1	0	0
Wilson Ramos	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Zimmerman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Espinosa	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gio Gonzalez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Drew	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Adam Morgan	6.0	3	2	2
Edubray Ramos	1.0	1	0	1
David Hernandez	0.2	0	1	0
Joely Rodriguez	0.1	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gio Gonzalez	7.0	4	1	5
Koda Glover	0.0	1	0	0
Oliver Perez	0.1	0	0	1
Blake Treinen	0.2	1	1	0
Mark Melancon	1.0	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Hernandez: 13/G13-
Roman Quinn: 43/G34
Andres Blanco: W
Darin Ruf: 53/G

Bot 1

Trea Turner: S8/L8LS
Jayson Werth: 8/F8RS
Daniel Murphy: D9/G3.1-H
Bryce Harper: 9/F9D.2-3
Anthony Rendon: 9/F9S-

Top 2

Tommy Joseph: E6/G6
A. J. Ellis: S8/G6M.1-2
Aaron Altherr: 54(1)3/GDP/G56.2-3
Freddy Galvis: 7

Bot 2

Wilson Ramos: 53/G56+
Ryan Zimmerman: 7/F78D+
Danny Espinosa: K

Top 3

Adam Morgan: 8/F8LD
Cesar Hernandez: S9/L34D+
Roman Quinn: 9/F9S
Andres Blanco: K

Bot 3

Gio Gonzalez: 8/F8RD
Trea Turner: S5/L56
Jayson Werth: SB2
Jayson Werth: K
Daniel Murphy: 7/F78M

Top 4

Darin Ruf: S7/L7S+
Tommy Joseph: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
A. J. Ellis: K

Bot 4

Bryce Harper: W
Anthony Rendon: 9/L89S
Wilson Ramos: POCS2(136)
Wilson Ramos: 63/G6

Top 5

Aaron Altherr: 53/G56S
Freddy Galvis: K
Adam Morgan: K

Bot 5

Ryan Zimmerman: 63/G6
Danny Espinosa: 63/G6
Gio Gonzalez: 13/G15-

Top 6

Cesar Hernandez: 63/G56
Roman Quinn: 7/F78D+
Andres Blanco: 53/G5-

Bot 6

Trea Turner: 63/G6
Jayson Werth: 8/F8RXD+
Daniel Murphy: 43/G34

Top 7

Darin Ruf: K
Tommy Joseph: HR/F8RXD+
A. J. Ellis: 3/L3-
Aaron Altherr: 1/L15

Bot 7

Bryce Harper: W
Anthony Rendon: D7/F78XD+.1-H
Wilson Ramos: 13.2-3
Ryan Zimmerman: PB.3-H(UR)(NR)
Ryan Zimmerman: K
Danny Espinosa: 23/MREV/G25-

Top 8

Freddy Galvis: HR/F8RXD+
Ryan Howard: K
Cesar Hernandez: S7/L7M
Roman Quinn: W.1-2
Andres Blanco: 5(2)3/GDP/G5S-

Bot 8

Stephen Drew: 43/G4+
Trea Turner: W
Jayson Werth: SB2
Jayson Werth: 53/G56-
Daniel Murphy: 8/F8LXD+

Top 9

Odubel Herrera: K
Tommy Joseph: K
Maikel Franco: S9/L34D-
Cody Asche: K

Notes & reviews

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