Nats let lead slip away, fall to Phillies

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

PHILADELPHIA -- The Nationals couldn't preserve a four-run lead and lost to the Phillies, 7-4, in front of 44,791 fans at Citizens Bank Park on Monday afternoon.

Nats let lead slip away, fall to Phillies....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .172
Taveras, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143
Guzman, C, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .300
Dunn, A, 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .111
Willingham, LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .391
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .190
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .421
Kennedy, A, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .136
Marquis, P 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250
English, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Totals 34 4 6 4 2 9 12 .218
a-Grounded out for English in the 6th. b-Popped out for Batista in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Guzman, C (2, Hamels), Marquis (1, Hamels), Rodriguez, I (3, Hamels).
HR: Willingham (2, 2nd inning off Hamels, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Guzman, C 3; Willingham 4; Rodriguez, I 3; Marquis 2.
RBI: Willingham (8), Rodriguez, I (1), Marquis 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, I; Marquis 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A; Morgan 2; Gonzalez, Al; Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Rodriguez, I (1, throw).
DP: (Dunn, A-Desmond).

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391
Castro, J, SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Polanco, 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .484
Utley, 2B 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .346
Howard, 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .375
Werth, RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .357
Francisco, B, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Ibanez, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .222
Victorino, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .161
Ruiz, C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .294
Hamels, P 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Durbin, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gload, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Contreras, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Baez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 7 8 7 3 3 9 .307
a-Grounded out for Durbin, C in the 6th.
BATTING
2B: Castro, J (1, Marquis), Howard (4, Burnett, S).
HR: Utley (2, 5th inning off Marquis, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Castro, J 2; Polanco 2; Utley 4; Howard 3; Werth; Ruiz.
RBI: Howard (11), Werth (4), Castro, J (1), Polanco 2 (10), Utley 2 (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ruiz.
GIDP: Hamels.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Castro, J (1, fielding).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis(L, 0-2) 4.1 6 7 6 2 1 1 12.96
English 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.71
Walker, T 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
Burnett, S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
Batista 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10.13
Totals 8.0 8 7 6 3 3 1 6.20
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hamels(W, 2-0) 5.2 6 4 4 1 6 1 5.06
Durbin, C(H, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Contreras(H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Baez(H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.45
Madson(S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
Totals 9.0 6 4 4 2 9 1 2.90
Burnett, S pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB: Ibanez (by Batista).
HBP: Dunn, A (by Hamels).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 80-46, English 12-9, Walker, T 11-8, Burnett, S 6-4, Batista 15-7, Hamels 109-70, Durbin, C 4-3, Contreras 14-9, Baez 16-8, Madson 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 8-0, English 1-0, Walker, T 3-2, Burnett, S 0-0, Batista 0-2, Hamels 7-3, Durbin, C 1-0, Contreras 1-0, Baez 3-0, Madson 1-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 21, English 3, Walker, T 5, Burnett, S 2, Batista 4, Hamels 26, Durbin, C 1, Contreras 3, Baez 4, Madson 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Batista 1-0, Durbin, C 2-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman ejected by HP umpire Paul Schrieber (4th).
Umpires: HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Angel Hernandez.
Weather: 67 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 12 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:45.
Att: 44,791.