Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 17, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 2009 at Citizens Bank 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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Washington Nationals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Maxwell cf 4 0 1 0
Guzman ss 4 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 0
Willingham lf 4 0 1 0
Dukes rf 4 1 2 1
Desmond 2b 3 0 0 1
Morse 1b 3 0 1 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
Nieves c 1 0 0 0
  Bard c 2 0 0 0
Detwiler p 1 0 0 0
  Padilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Kensing p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Estrada p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 0 2 1
Victorino cf 3 0 0 0
  Ibanez ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Utley 2b 3 1 1 0
Howard 1b 2 1 0 0
Werth rf,cf 3 1 1 0
Francisco lf,rf 4 0 1 0
Feliz 3b 3 1 0 0
Ruiz c 3 0 0 1
Hamels p 3 0 1 1
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 3
Washington 000 000 101260
Philadelphia 000 012 10x460
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Detwiler  L(0-6) 5.0 4 1 1 1 6
  Clippard   0.2 1 2 2 3 0
  Rivera   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Villone   0.2 0 1 1 1 1
  Kensing   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Estrada   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
5
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hamels  W(10-9) 8.0 5 1 1 1 10
  Lidge  SV(30) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
10

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Zimmerman-Morse.  2B–Washington Maxwell (3,off Hamels), Philadelphia Rollins (38,off Detwiler).  3B–Washington Dukes (4,off Lidge).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Howard (5,by Detwiler).  Team–7.  SB–Rollins (29,3rd base off Detwiler/Bard).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:43.  A–45,210.
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