Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals
September 8, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 2009 at Nationals Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Washington Nationals 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 0 0 0
Victorino cf 4 0 1 0
Utley 2b 3 1 1 1
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
Werth rf 4 1 1 1
Ibanez lf 4 2 3 2
Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0
Ruiz c 3 1 1 1
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Madson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Harris cf 3 2 2 1
Guzman ss 4 0 2 1
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0
Dunn 1b 5 0 0 0
Willingham lf 4 0 0 0
Dukes rf 4 1 1 0
Orr 2b 3 0 0 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Bard ph 1 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Nieves c 4 0 2 1
Lannan p 2 0 1 0
  Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Philadelphia 000 010 310572
Washington 100 100 100390
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W(4-0) 6.2 7 3 3 1 4
  Myers   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Lidge   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Madson  SV(5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
7
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Lannan  L(8-11) 6.2 6 4 4 2 1
  Clippard   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Burnett   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bergmann   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Villone   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Rivera   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
2

  E–Utley (11), Howard (11).  DP–Washington 1. Guzman-Orr-Dunn.  2B–Washington Harris (16,off Martinez).  HR–Philadelphia Ibanez 2 (30,5th inning off Lannan 0 on 0 out,7th inning off Lannan 0 on 1 out); Werth (32,7th inning off Lannan 0 on 1 out); Ruiz (9,7th inning off Lannan 0 on 2 out); Utley (30,8th inning off Clippard 0 on 1 out), Washington Harris (7,7th inning off Martinez 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Harris 2 (9,by Martinez,by Lidge).  Team–10.  SB–Utley (18,2nd base off Lannan/Nieves); Dukes (3,2nd base off Martinez/Ruiz).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Mike Estabrook.  T–2:53.  A–17,153.
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