SB Nation DC - Nationals Defeat Phillies 8-1
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2010-08-21T22:45:16-04:00
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2010-08-21T22:45:16-04:00
2010-08-21T22:45:16-04:00
Nationals Defeat Phillies 8-1
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - <span>Roger Bernadina</span> belted a three-run homer, and the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Washington Nationals</a>, despite losing phenom pitcher <span>Stephen Strasburg</span> to injury, defeated the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, 8-1, in the second of three games at Citizens Bank Park.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Strasburg lasted 4 1/3 frames, giving up one run on two hits while fanning six, before exiting with an apparent injury to his throwing elbow. He winced sharply after throwing a pitch and shook his right arm in pain and was forced to exit the game.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Doug Slaton (3-1) earned the win for 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. <span>Ian Desmond</span> tied a career high with four hits and scored twice, while <span>Adam Kennedy</span> and <span>Ivan Rodriguez</span> drove in two runs apiece in Washington's second win in three games.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Ryan Howard</span> drove in the lone run in his first game back from the disabled list, as Philadelphia fell for the second time in three games. <span>Kyle Kendrick</span> (8-6) struggled in 5 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on nine hits and four walks.</p>
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Jake Whitacre