Jimmy Rollins lines out to Lasto, Lastings Milledge, for the first out of tonight's second of three between Philly and DC. Washington righty Jason Bergmann gets a groundball out from Shane Victorino, but Chase Utley's all over a two-strike pitch on the outside corner, which he drives to left center for a two-out double. Bergmann issues a walk to light-hitting Ryan Howard, and then pops up Pat Burrell to end the opening frame. Cristian Guzman smacks a single up the middle to start the DC first. Ryan Zimmer...man flies out to the wall in left, where Burrell catches it. Guzman's running after Philly starter Cole Hamels catches him leaning, but Guzman breaks for second, and Ryan Howard's throw floats into left. DY grounds out to third to end a scoreless first. 

Geoff Jenkins sends Guzman running back from short and brings Lastings Milledge in from center, but neither of them reach as it drops into the short grass for a leadoff single in the second. Milledge manages to get to Pedro Feliz's pop fly. Bergmann goes inside with a two-strike breaking ball to get Carlos Ruiz swinging. Cole Hamels grounds sharply to first, where DY fields it...Lastings Milledge goes the other way with an outside pitch, but Geoff Jenkins makes a basket catch for the first out of the inning. Jesus Flores can't lay off the high heat. WIly Mo Pena takes one for a ride to center, but not deep enough...

Ryan Zimmerman tracks and catches Jimmy Rollins' pop out against the wall in foul territory off third. Bergmann walks the speedy Victorino. Victorino steals second. Bergmann gets a swinging K from Chase Utley. Ryan Howard swings over a sharp breaking ball to end the Philly third...Hamels drops a two-strike change on Elijah Dukes for a swinging strike three. Bergmann gets a curve to K on from Cole Hamels. Felipe Lopez takes a two-out walk. Guzman breaks his bat grounding into a force at second that ends the third. 

Jason Bergmann rings up Pat Burrell for the first out of the fourth. Geoff Jenkins singles to right center. Pedro Feliz pops out. Bergmann gets a fly ball out from Carlos Ruiz to end the top of the fourth. Ryan Zimmerman rips one by Pedro Feliz at third for an infield single. DY hits one so hard it bends its way out to center between Hamels and the Ump at second. Lastings Milledge flies out deep enough to right for Zimmerman to take third. Hamels fools Jesus Flores with a two-strike fastball. Wily Mo Pena flies out to center. No score through four. 

1-2-3 fifth on the mound for Bergmann. Cole Hamels strikes out Dukes, Bergmann and Lopez for his own scoreless fifth. Chase Utley pops up to short. Ryan Howard watches a looping curve all the way into Jesus Flores' catcher's mitt. DY pulls Pat Burrell's foul pop out of the dugout to end the top of the sixth...Guzman breaks another bat grounding out to short. Zimmerman chases Hamels out of the zone for the ninth K of the night for the Philly lefty. Dmitri Young chops one to short. Six scoreless in 1 hour 39 minutes...

DY catches his second straight foul pop off of first, this one from Geoff Jenkins. Pedro Feliz rips a two-strike single up the middle of the infield. Carlos Ruiz hits the second straight single off Bergmann. Hamels lays down the sac bunt to advance both runners for Jimmy Rollins, who gets the intentionals to bring up Victorino, Victorino lines one to center...Milledge has it. Stand up and stretch...Lastings Milledge chases a rising heater from Hamels. Jesus Flores lines out to third. Wily Mo Pena pulls a two-out double into the left field corner. Elijah Dukes patiently accepts a walk. Pinch hitter Aaron Boone...swings through a fastball to end the seventh. 

Saul "Sa-ool" Rivera's on in the eighth. Rivera gets Utley and Howard (swinging again), but walks Pat Burrell with two down. Jayson Werth comes on to run for Burrell. Geoff Jenkins pops out to second to end the top of the eighth. Tom "Flash" Gordon gets a groundout from Felipe Lopez to start the bottom of the frame. "Flash" Gordon hangs an 0-2 pitch that Guzman lines to center for a single. Ryan Zimmerman taps one back to the mound, but beats out the back end of the DP. DY takes a two-out walk. Lastings Milledge grounds out to third. 0-0 after eight...

The Tallest Pitcher in MLB History tries to set up a walk-off. Pedro Feliz doubles into the corner in left to start the ninth. Eric Bruntlett comes on to run for Feliz. Carlos Ruiz bunts Feliz to third. Greg Dobbs gets a pinch hit appearance, and makes the most of it with an RBI blooper into center. 1-0 Phillies. Shane Victorino lines to center, Milledge hustles to get it and throws home, Dobbs beats the throw, but Flores blocks the plate and applies the tag, "You'rrrrre OUT!" the Ump yells. 1-0 Philly after eight and a half. Philly closer Brad Lidge strikes out Flores. Brad Lidge strikes out Wily Mo Pena. Elijah Dukes takes a two-out walk. Rob Mackowiak pinch hits...Dukes steals second...3-2 count to Mackowiak, Dukes steals third. Lidge walks Mackowiak. Felipe Lopez grounds out to end it...Phillies win 1-0. 

Nationals now 20-27.

This Date in Baseball History - (ed. note - "This was in the Newark Star-Ledger's Sports section today, along with a note that it's Austin Kearns' 28th Birthday today. Happy B-Day, AK!

This date in History, (May 20...1978) - 

"1978 -- Willie Stargell hit a 535-foot homer off Montreal's Wayne Twitchell -- the longest home run in Montreal's Olympic Stadium -- to highlight the Pirates' 6-0 victory. It was also Stargell's 407th career homer, tying him with Duke Snyder on the career list."

Here's baseball-reference's box score for the game...5/20/78 Pittsburgh at Montreal

Willie Stargell hit the ball 535 ft. homer to right field off Twitchell in the first, and hit another dinger of a less-noteworthy distance off Twitchell in the fourth, ending the day 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 5 RBI's. A twenty-four year old Warren Cromartie went 0 for 4, Andre Dawson, then a young "Hawk" of twenty-three, was also 0 for 4, and back when "The Kid" wasn't just a nickname, twenty-four year old Gary Carter was hitless, 0 for 3 against the great Bert Blyleven, who pitched a 3-hit complete game shutout against the Expos.