Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies
March 31, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on March 31, 2008 at Citizens Bank Park. The Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman ss 6 2 2 0
Milledge cf 4 3 2 2
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 1
Johnson 1b 4 2 2 1
Kearns rf 3 1 2 2
Lo Duca c 4 1 1 1
Belliard 2b 5 1 1 1
Harris lf 4 0 0 0
Chico p 3 1 1 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph 1 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 1 1
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 12 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 2 2 2
Victorino cf 3 0 0 0
Utley 2b 3 2 2 2
Howard 1b 4 0 1 0
Burrell lf 3 0 1 1
Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0
  Condrey p 0 0 0 0
Werth rf 3 1 1 0
Ruiz c 4 1 1 1
Myers p 1 0 0 0
  Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0
  Madson p 0 0 0 0
  Durbin p 0 0 0 0
  Jenkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Washington 000 042 00511120
Philadelphia 100 101 300682
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Chico   5.1 6 3 3 1 4
  Hanrahan   0.2 1 2 2 1 2
  King   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Rivera  W(1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Colome   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Myers   5.0 5 4 3 2 2
  Madson   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Durbin   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Romero   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Gordon  L(0-1) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0
  Condrey   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0

  E–Rollins (1), Ruiz (1).  DP–Washington 1. Guzman-Belliard-Johnson.  2B–Washington Johnson 2 (3,off Myers,off Gordon); Kearns (1,off Myers); Lo Duca (1,off Gordon); Belliard (1,off Gordon); Young (1,off Condrey), Philadelphia Rollins (1,off Chico); Werth (1,off Chico); Ruiz (1,off Hanrahan).  HR–Washington Milledge (1,6th inning off Madson 1 on 2 out), Philadelphia Utley (1,6th inning off Chico 0 on 0 out); Rollins (1,7th inning off King 1 on 1 out).  SF–Zimmerman (1,off Myers); Utley (1,off Chico).  HBP–Lo Duca (1,by Myers); Milledge (1,by Myers).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Victorino (1,off Chico).  Team–3.  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–2:56.  A–44,553.
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