Phillies upend Nationals, keep faint postseason hopes alive
Darin Ruf homered for his first major league hit, Carlos Ruiz and Domonic Brown also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the playoff-bound Washington Nationals 6-3 Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Washington Nationals
3
Philadelphia Phillies
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PHI | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Citizens Bank Park · 42,304 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
D Brown homered to right (386 feet).
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Foul Out 3-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
R Zimmerman singled to left, B Harper scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
B Harper singled to center, K Suzuki scored, B Harper to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 1-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
C Ruiz homered to left (389 feet), C Utley and R Howard scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
R Howard singled to right center, J Mayberry Jr. scored, C Utley to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 1-1
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
D Ruf homered to left center (397 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
K Suzuki singled to center, D Espinosa scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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End Inning 3-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
C Tracy grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 3-6
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-6
C Tracy batting
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Play Result 3-6
C Tracy hit for Z Duke.
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Lineup Change 3-6
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Lineup Change 3-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
K Suzuki singled to center.
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Single 3-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-6
K Suzuki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
D Espinosa struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-6
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-6
D Espinosa batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
I Desmond struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-6
I Desmond batting
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Play Result 3-6
J Papelbon relieved P Aumont.
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Start Inning 3-6
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-6
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Lineup Change 3-6
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End Inning 3-6
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
N Schierholtz struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-6
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 3-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
Showing the last 40 of 592 events.
Head to Head
WSH wins series 2-1
Injuries
Philadelphia Phillies
- Brandon Marsh Out
- Johan Rojas Out
- Felix Reyes Out
- Brad Keller Out
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPHI
Jimmy RollinsSS7
John Mayberry Jr.CF64
Chase Utley2B26
Ryan Howard1B6
Carlos RuizC52
Domonic BrownLF81
Darin RufLF25
Kevin Frandsen3B43
Cole HamelsP43
Substitutes
Justin De FratusP90
Antonio BastardoP58
Phillippe AumontP50
Ty WiggintonPH8
Jonathan PapelbonP58
Josh LindblomP29
Nate SchierholtzRF62
WSH
Jayson WerthRF28
Bryce HarperCF3
Ryan Zimmerman3B11
Adam LaRoche1B25
Michael MorseLF38
Ian DesmondSS20
Danny Espinosa2B14
Kurt SuzukiC24
Ross DetwilerP75
Substitutes
Craig StammenP34
Mike GonzalezP
Steve LombardozziPH21
Zach DukeP32
Chad TracyPH48
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