Cole Hamels entered the Tuesday night game against the Washington Nationals coming off a complete game shutout last week against the Atlanta Braves. It was the first shutout and third complete game of his career.
The Phillies entered the game looking for a spark. Tthey struggled to find offense against the Nationals on Monday night and were looking to put an end to the three-game losing streak that found them dropping to third in the division.
Their 4-0 loss on Monday gave the Phils a record of 1-3 against the Nat's this season, and they needed to find a way to win against their division rival.
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Hamels appeared to have the answer. For the second straight game, the Phil's ace pitched seven shutout innings, striking out 11 and only allowing four hits.
Hamels was taken out in the eighth inning, after throwing 110 pitches. He tossed 130 in his complete game last week and was likely on a count this week, so as to not wear out his arm.
In true competitive form, Jason Bergmann for the Nationals also managed to pitch seven scoreless innings, keeping the Phils off the board for 16 consecutive innings in the series.
As both teams turned the game over to the bullpen in the eighth it would be a battle of relievers. Luckily for the Phils, they won the battle.
In the top of the ninth, after a leadoff double from Pedro Feliz, Gregg Dobbs singled on a line drive to center and brought home the eventual winning run.
Brad Lidge entered in the bottom of the ninth and collected his 11th save of the season for the Phils.
Wednesday they send Jamie Moyer to the mound to try to win the series against the Nats, and climb back to the top of the division.
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