Phillies’ first baseman Ryan Howard goes the other way for a two-out double to the wall in left center, Shane Victorino, who’d doubled his own way on, scores on the rare Howard hit, and the Washington Nationals and left-handed starter Matt Chico are down 1-0 early in the first inning of the finale of Philadelphia’s three game visit to Nationals Park...Ryan Zimmerman splits the infield with a two-out single to center off of “Old Man” Jamie Moyer, but Moyers’ “Bag of Slow Tricks”, are too much for the Nationals’ in the bottom of the first. 

Phillies’ third baseman Pedro Feliz takes advantage of a fastball left up in the zone and lifts it into the bullpen in left center off Matt Chico for a 2-0 Philly lead. Jimmy Rollins beats Zimmerman’s backhand for a two-out double into the corner in left, but Chico gets Victorino this time, ending the Philly second...Lastings Milledge to right, Jesus Flores to left, back to back singles to start the DC second. Lasto steals third off Moyer. Moyer pops up Wily Mo Pena and dazzles Elijah Dukes into a backwards K, before striking out the opposing pitcher to strand Lasto and Flores ending two scoreless. 

Matt Chico allows Chase Utley on with a leadoff single to center in the top of the third, but retires the next three Phillies in order for his first scoreless frame. Felipe Lopez bounces a fastball off the warning track in center for a leadoff double over Shane Victorino’s head. Guzman and Zimmerman ground out. DY walks. Lastings Milledge, two on, two out...”Old Man” Moyer gets a fly ball to center to end the third. 

1-2-3 fourth for Matt Chico. Jesus Flores doubles into the left field corner and comes in standing up at second to start the bottom of the fourth. WIly Mo Pena beats Jimmy Rollins to the hole and into left with a single. First and third, no outs. Moyer’s “Bag of Slow Tricks” are too much for Elijah Dukes. Matt Chico drops in a sac bunt to give Felipe Lopez a shot to knock two in....but Moyer gets a groundout to second. Four scoreless for Moyer. 2-0 Philly. 

Shane Victorino sends one soaring through the chilled Spring air in DC for a solo shot to left off of Chico. 3-0 Philly. Ryan Howard decides to wake up and hits one into the second deck in center for a 450ft HR (ed. note -”Approximately...”) and a 4-0 Philly lead after four and a half...Jamie Moyer gets fly ball outs from Guzman, Zimmerman and DYman to end the fifth. 

Two singles, one to center, and one to third and the Phillies have Pedro Feliz and catcher Chris Coste on in front of Moyer with Jesus “Everyday” Colome on the mound in the sixth. Moyer squares to bunt, and Colome throws one by the batter, catcher and ump all the way to the backstop to advance both runners. Colome walks the opposing pitcher to load the bases for thee Jimmy Rollins, who drops a one-hop single into right. 5-0 Philly. Shane Victorino singles in another, 6-0, and Elijah Dukes throws in from right, all the way through the infield and into the photographer’s well to let another run in. 7-0. Colome balks a run in...8-0. Chase Ultey doubles over Dukes' head and off the wall. 9-0. Ryan Howard’s second home run comes off Chris Schroder, who had just replaced "Everyday" Colome, making it 11-0 Philly...12-0 Philly. 

Joel Hanrahan comes on with the bases loaded and gets the next two outs without allowing any runs...Elijah Dukes puts a 1 in the H column of the box score in the seventh...Ryan ZImmerman hits a two-out single to drive Rob Mackowiak in from third and make it respectable at 12-1 Philadelphia...DY drives in Felipe Lopez to make it an authentic two-out rally. 12-2 Philly. 

federalbaseball.com presents..."Focusing On the Positives..."

...Elijah Dukes chopped a single up the middle off Philly reliever Clay Condrey for his first hit in 13 at bats going back to his double in the 7th inning of the Nationals' 5/13/08 loss in New York. 

"Wild" Joel Hanrahan ends up completing 2.2 scoreless and hitless with no wild pitches and just one walk allowed, and 2 K's collected, to lower his ERA to 3.72. 

Lastings Milledge was 2 for 4 with 2 singles. Ryan Zimmerman ended the night 2 for 4 with an RBI (Zim's 26th) and a .256 AVG. No one told Everyone's Favorite Catcher Jesus Flores that Moyer was untouchable tonight...Flores, after going 3 for 4, is now batting .357 with 7 doubles on the season...and uh, well...Positives?...Jamie Moyer probably feels good about himself...so...

Nationals now 20-28.