MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
04/28/2107
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 872 - THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (8-12) 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 8 1
Washington Nationals (6-14) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Nationals Drop Another One, 7-4
The Philadelphia Phillies topped the Washington Nationals, 7-4, at Nationals Park. Philadelphia shortstop Matt Menendez was a spark plug for the offense. He slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Roger (Eben) Penn nailed down the save. Washington falls to 6-14.

Philadelphia took a 7-4 lead on Menendez's 5th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which he hit off Seth Kurkowski in the top of the seventh, propelled Philadelphia to the win.

"Like I've always said, I'm the straw that stirs the drink," Menendez said (again).
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Saez 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .176 2 6
C. Dolan 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .286 6 16
M. Menendez SS 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .296 5 12
B. Baumbach CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .282 3 9
M. Lewis LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .243 3 14
H. Quiroz DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .200 0 1
F. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309 2 10
K. Myrick RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .140 1 4
M. Wade C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .281 3 12
Totals 34 7 8 7 4 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Quiroz (1, 3rd Inning off M. Rios, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lewis (3, 2nd Inning off M. Rios, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Saez (2, 3rd Inning off M. Rios, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Menendez 2 (5, 3rd Inning off M. Rios, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off S. Kurkowski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Saez 4 , C. Dolan , M. Menendez 8 , B. Baumbach , M. Lewis 4 , H. Quiroz 2 , M. Wade
2-out RBI: M. Menendez , H. Quiroz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Dolan , F. Martin
GIDP: C. Dolan
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Baumbach (3) , K. Myrick (5)
CS: B. Baumbach (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Saez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rutigliano CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .280 0 2
C. Becerra 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .233 2 7
B. McGinnis 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .328 2 17
C. Montague DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .351 4 13
K. Hoff 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .269 0 4
C. Anderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 8
J. Cool LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 2 7
A. Struthers RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .232 3 6
M. Germain C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .340 2 4
Totals 34 4 7 4 1 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Becerra (6, 1st Inning off R. Whitley, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Montague (4, 4th Inning off R. Whitley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rutigliano 2 , C. Becerra 3 , C. Montague 4 , A. Struthers , M. Germain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Hoff 2
Sac Fly: B. McGinnis
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. McGinnis (1) , M. Germain (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Becerra-McGinnis)
PB: M. Germain
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Whitley W (2-1) 8.0 7 4 3 1 4 1 92 4.11   
R. Penn SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Whitley 57
Batters Faced: R. Whitley 33, R. Penn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Whitley 8-12, R. Penn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Whitley 92-69, R. Penn 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rios L (0-4) 5.0 6 5 5 2 5 3 95 9.47   
D. Bullman 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 0 19 3.21   
S. Kurkowski 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 7.27   
S. Payne 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rios 38
Batters Faced: M. Rios 23, D. Bullman 6, S. Kurkowski 6, S. Payne 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rios 2-7, D. Bullman 1-1, S. Kurkowski 1-2, S. Payne 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rios 95-56, D. Bullman 19-14, S. Kurkowski 22-11, S. Payne 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kurkowski 1-1
WP: S. Kurkowski
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Menendez
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 20307
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