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    Ryan Zimmerman went deep off Cole Hamels in the sixth. (Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
    By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
    The hero of Sunday's home opener struck again, as Ryan Zimmerman backed Tim Redding's gem with a solo shot in the sixth for the game's lone run. Redding, who retired 14 in a row over one stretch, allowed just one hit in seven-plus innings.
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    Series at a glance:
    WSH
    Washington (3-0)
    Won 3     		Washington 1, Philadelphia 0   PHI
    Philadelphia (0-2)
    Lost 2
    April 2, 2008
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Washington
    		 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0   1 6 0
    Philadelphia
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 1 1
    Standings thru 4/2/08  |  Recap: WSH | PHI  |  Gameday  |  Nationals stats  |  Phillies stats
    Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Guzman, C, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .357
    Milledge, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .182
    Zimmerman, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .250
    Johnson, N, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273
    Kearns, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333
    Lo Duca, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091
    Belliard, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .083
    Harris, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .111
    Redding, P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333
      Ayala, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      a-Young, Dm, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
      Rauch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Totals 34 1 6 1 2 7 13  

    a-Grounded out for Ayala in the 9th.

    BATTING
    HR: Zimmerman (2, 6th inning off Hamels, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Redding; Harris; Zimmerman 5; Guzman, C 2.
    RBI: Zimmerman (3).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lo Duca 2; Kearns.
    Team RISP: 0-for-4.
    Team LOB: 8.

    FIELDING
    DP: (Zimmerman-Belliard-Johnson, N).
    		 
    Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Rollins, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
    Victorino, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Utley, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
    Howard, 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .167
    Burrell, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
    Jenkins, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
    Feliz, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143
    Ruiz, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143
    Hamels, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
      a-Dobbs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
      Durbin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Romero, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Totals 27 0 1 0 3 2 6  

    a-Grounded out for Hamels in the 8th.

    BATTING
    TB: Feliz.
    GIDP: Burrell.
    Team LOB: 3.

    FIELDING
    E: Utley (1, fielding).
     
    Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Redding (W, 1-0) 7.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0.00
    Ayala (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
    Rauch (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
    		 
    Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Hamels (L, 0-1) 8.0 5 1 1 2 6 1 1.13
    Durbin 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
    Romero, J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

    Redding pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

    Game Scores: Redding 74, Hamels 72.
    Pitches-strikes: Redding 93-54, Ayala 9-6, Rauch 15-9, Hamels 103-71, Durbin 10-7, Romero, J 1-1.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Redding 8-7, Ayala 3-0, Rauch 2-1, Hamels 8-3, Durbin 1-0, Romero, J 1-0.
    Batters faced: Redding 24, Ayala 3, Rauch 3, Hamels 32, Durbin 3, Romero, J 1.
    Inherited runners-scored: Ayala 1-0, Romero, J 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
    Weather: 49 degrees, partly cloudy.
    Wind: 14 mph, L to R.
    T: 2:15.
    Att: 44,986.
    Venue: Citizens Bank Park.
    April 2, 2008
    April 2, 2008

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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