Bullpen lets lead slip after powerful start

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

PHILADELPHIA -- The Nationals blew a three-run lead and lost to the Phillies, 7-6, at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday afternoon.

Right-hander Drew Storen entered the game to close it out for Washington, but he didn't record an out in the inning.

With runners on second and third, Ryan Howard singled to drive in Placido Polanco and Chase Utley.

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Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Espinosa, 2B 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .246
Desmond, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .279
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .305
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .263
Maxwell, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141
Bernadina, CF-LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .255
Morse, RF-1B 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .300
Harris, W, LF-RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .189
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .269
Maya, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
b-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 37 6 11 6 2 10 15 .255
a-Grounded out for Peralta, Jo in the 7th. b-Popped out for Clippard in the 9th.
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Victorino, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266
Baez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Romero, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Contreras, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gload, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
Worley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Polanco, 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .298
Utley, 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .277
Howard, 1B 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 .280
Werth, RF-CF 5 2 3 3 0 1 4 .292
Ibanez, LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .274
Schneider, C 4 0 3 2 0 1 2 .241
Valdez, W, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .256
Blanton, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125
a-Dobbs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Francisco, B, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
Totals 38 7 14 7 2 7 24 .260
a-Popped out for Blanton in the 6th. b-Struck out for Contreras in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Bernadina (17, Romero, J).
HR: Harris, W (9, 3rd inning off Blanton, 0 on, 0 out), Morse (11, 6th inning off Blanton, 2 on, 2 out), Espinosa (4, 7th inning off Baez, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Espinosa 4; Desmond 2; Dunn, A; Bernadina 2; Morse 5; Harris, W 5; Rodriguez, I 2.
RBI: Harris, W 2 (31), Morse 3 (34), Espinosa (11).
2-out RBI: Morse 3; Espinosa; Harris, W.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Espinosa; Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (16, 2nd base off Blanton/Schneider).
CS: Dunn, A (1, 2nd base by Blanton/Schneider).

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (17, throw).

BATTING
2B: Schneider (4, Maya), Utley (19, Storen, D).
HR: Werth (24, 9th inning off Storen, D, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Polanco 2; Utley 4; Howard; Werth 6; Ibanez 2; Schneider 4.
RBI: Schneider 2 (15), Werth 3 (76), Howard 2 (104).
2-out RBI: Werth.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Werth; Victorino 2; Schneider 2; Ibanez.
Team RISP: 4-for-15.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ibanez (4, 2nd base off Slaten/Rodriguez, I), Polanco (5, 2nd base off Maya/Rodriguez, I), Werth (11, 3rd base off Slaten/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: (Schneider-Valdez, W).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maya 4.2 6 3 3 2 2 0 6.32
Slaten 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.11
Peralta, Jo(H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.06
Burnett, S(H, 20) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.41
Clippard(H, 22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.90
Storen, D(BS, 2)(L, 3-4) 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 1 3.83
Totals 8.0 14 7 7 2 7 1 4.19
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Blanton 6.0 7 4 4 1 8 2 5.04
Baez 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.11
Romero, J 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.74
Contreras 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.35
Worley(W, 1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.57
Totals 9.0 11 6 6 2 10 3 3.76
Storen, D pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.

Balk: Maya.
IBB: Howard (by Maya), Morse (by Romero, J).
HBP: Polanco (by Maya).
Pitches-strikes: Maya 90-50, Slaten 8-5, Peralta, Jo 14-9, Burnett, S 22-14, Clippard 11-9, Storen, D 16-12, Blanton 112-74, Baez 17-11, Romero, J 21-12, Contreras 4-2, Worley 15-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Maya 4-7, Slaten 0-0, Peralta, Jo 0-2, Burnett, S 0-0, Clippard 0-2, Storen, D 0-0, Blanton 6-2, Baez 2-1, Romero, J 1-0, Contreras 0-1, Worley 1-1.
Batters faced: Maya 23, Slaten 2, Peralta, Jo 3, Burnett, S 5, Clippard 4, Storen, D 4, Blanton 25, Baez 4, Romero, J 5, Contreras 1, Worley 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 1-0, Contreras 2-0.
Ejections: Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino ejected by 3B umpire Angel Hernandez (7th).
Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Alfonso Marquez. 3B: Angel Hernandez.
Weather: 78 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 3 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:15.
Att: 44,936