Washington (59-101) at Philadelphia (91-70)

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Harris wants to stick around with Nats

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
If there was such thing as a 10th-Man award in baseball, outfielder Willie Harris would be the clear cut winner for the Nationals.
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Nationals probable pitcher

Odalis Perez

  • #45 LHP
  • (7-11) 4.27 ERA 114 SO
Nationals: Perez may have pitched his last game at Nationals Park. If so, the free agent-to-be gave the hometown fans a quality start. Unfortunately, Perez didn't get the win, as the Padres defeated the Nationals, 6-2, on Sunday afternoon. Perez pitched six innings, giving up three runs on five hits. He also struck out a career-high 11 batters. However, Perez experienced two bad innings. In the first inning, Perez gave up a two-run double to Kevin Kouzmanoff. Five innings later, Adrian Gonzalez hit a home run.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 73-81 4.45 1331.1 387 915 .273
Season 7-11 4.27 156.0 54 114 .282
September 1-1 5.06 21.1 4 24 .259
Vs. Philadelphia 0-0 5.40 5.0 0 5 .211

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/28/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Washington Nationals (NL East) 59 101 .369 31.5 34-46 25-55
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 91 70 .565 - 47-33 44-37
Stats - 09/28/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
WSH .251 638 116 605 81 1087 4.65 1426.0 1483 587 1055
PHI .255 791 212 755 135 1109 3.89 1440.2 1435 531 1073
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And on the seventh day, they rested

Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Clinching the NL East title on Saturday afforded the Phillies the luxury of not having to use Cole Hamels or the other regulars for a meaningless regular-season game on Sunday.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Kyle Kendrick

  • #38 RHP
  • (11-9) 5.46 ERA 67 SO
Phillies: A 6.45 ERA in a nine-start stretch forced the Phillies to yank Kendrick from the starting rotation, but he will start Sunday in Cole Hamels' place after the Phillies clinched the division. Kendrick's issue in the second half has been the lack secondary pitches, and opponents buried him. Left off the playoff roster for the Division Series, the right-hander could re-join the team in the NLCS, should the Phillies advance.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 21-13 4.75 272.2 82 116 .294
Season 11-9 5.46 151.2 57 67 .305
September 0-2 19.89 6.1 5 2 .484
Vs. Washington 1-1 6.75 10.2 4 5 .341

Nationals hitters vs Kyle Kendrick

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bernadina, Roger - - - - .444 9 0 0
Desmond, Ian - - - - - - - -
Dukes, Elijah .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Dunn, Adam .000 5 0 0 .143 7 1 2
Flores, Jesus .400 5 0 1 .429 7 0 1
Gonzalez, Alberto - - - - .500 2 0 1
Guzman, Cristian .333 3 0 1 .333 3 0 1
Harris, Willie .286 7 0 1 .400 10 1 2
Maxwell, Justin - - - - - - - -
Morgan, Nyjer - - - - - - - -
Morse, Mike - - - - - - - -
Nieves, Wil .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Willingham, Josh .200 5 0 1 .333 9 1 3
Zimmerman, Ryan 1.000 2 1 2 .545 11 1 2

Phillies hitters vs Odalis Perez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - .000 1 0 0
Francisco, Ben - - - - - - - -
Howard, Ryan .500 2 1 2 .222 9 1 2
Ibanez, Raul - - - - .250 8 0 2
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy .667 3 0 0 .167 18 0 0
Ruiz, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Utley, Chase .500 2 0 1 .333 9 0 1
Victorino, Shane - - - - - - - -
Werth, Jayson .000 2 0 0 .333 3 0 0

Phillies' reserves wreak havoc (59-102) (92-70)

Phillies 8, Nationals 3

Nationals lose finale

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
The Nats' final game of the season got off to a good start as they took a two-run lead into the bottom of the fourth, but couldn't hold off the Phillies. Luke Montz went deep for the first time, while Kory Casto and Alberto Gonzalez each drove in a run.

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Phils complete sweep

Kevin Horan / MLB.com
Resting their regulars a day after clinching the NL East title, the Phils received a big lift from their backups to sweep the Nats. So Taguchi drove in three runs and catcher Lou Marson, making his debut, hit a two-run homer in the regular-season finale.
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Phillies 8, Nationals 3

WashingtonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Bonifacio, 2B5010012.241
Hernandez, A, SS3120100.345
Casto, 1B4111022.216
Langerhans, RF4010012.235
Gonzalez, A, 3B4011003.257
Bernadina, CF3000101.203
Montz, C4111012.160
Orr, LF4020010.266
Perez, O, P1000000.148
  Martis, P1000010.000
  a-Milledge, PH1000011.267
  Estrada, P0000000.000
  b-Boone, PH1000002.240
Totals353932815 

a-Struck out for Martis in the 7th. b-Flied out for Estrada in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Hernandez, A (5, Kendrick), Casto (11, Kendrick).
HR: Montz (2, 3rd inning off Kendrick, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bonifacio; Hernandez, A 3; Casto 2; Langerhans; Gonzalez, A; Montz 4; Orr 2.
RBI: Montz (4), Casto (17), Gonzalez, A (11).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzalez, A; Bonifacio.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Bonifacio (5, 2nd base by Walrond/Marson).

FIELDING
E: Casto (3, missed catch), Hernandez, A (4, fielding).
 
PhiladelphiaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Taguchi, LF5133000.240
Bruntlett, SS5121002.221
Iguchi, 2B5020002.235
Jenkins, RF4010011.246
Coste, 1B3000102.260
Cervenak, M, 3B4000022.118
Golson, CF4100031.000
Marson, C4222020.500
Kendrick, P1000000.098
  a-Werth, PH1110000.274
  Walrond, P0000000.000
  b-Howard, PH1110000.252
  Happ, P0000000.000
  Seanez, P0000000.000
  c-Stairs, PH1111000.254
  Condrey, P0000000.333
Totals3881371810 

a-Singled for Kendrick in the 4th. b-Singled for Walrond in the 6th. c-Homered for Seanez in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Iguchi (16, Perez, O), Bruntlett (10, Perez, O).
3B: Taguchi (2, Martis).
HR: Marson (2, 8th inning off Estrada, 1 on, 1 out), Stairs (14, 8th inning off Estrada, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Taguchi 5; Bruntlett 3; Iguchi 3; Jenkins; Marson 5; Werth; Howard; Stairs 4.
RBI: Taguchi 3 (12), Bruntlett (16), Marson 2 (4), Stairs (50).
2-out RBI: Taguchi 3; Bruntlett.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cervenak, M; Coste; Iguchi; Bruntlett.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Werth (21, 2nd base off Perez, O/Montz).
 
WashingtonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Perez, O (L, 7-13)3.28431504.41
Martis 2.12110305.48
Estrada 2.03320027.98
 
PhiladelphiaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Kendrick 4.04330115.52
Walrond (W, 2-1)2.02000405.11
Happ (H, 2)1.22001303.51
Seanez (H, 3)0.10000003.50
Condrey 1.01001003.21

WP: Perez, O.
Pitches-strikes: Perez, O 83-56, Martis 36-25, Estrada 28-19, Kendrick 53-32, Walrond 26-19, Happ 39-23, Seanez 3-2, Condrey 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Perez, O 2-4, Martis 2-2, Estrada 3-3, Kendrick 6-5, Walrond 1-0, Happ 0-2, Seanez 0-1, Condrey 1-2.
Batters faced: Perez, O 20, Martis 9, Estrada 10, Kendrick 16, Walrond 7, Happ 8, Seanez 1, Condrey 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Martis 1-0, Seanez 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Bob Davidson.
Weather: 73 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 5 mph, Varies.
T: 2:39.
Att: 44,945.
September 28, 2008

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