PHILADELPHIA 4 Washington 3 (CBS Sportsline Boxscore)

Jason Bergmann is the latest starting pitcher to get hurt…again. He hurt his hamstring running the basses in the second inning and had to leave in the third after pitching 2 1/3 innings. Nationals Journal has the sequence of events here.

Bergmann had given up two runs in his brief outing. Billy Traber, who is scheduled to start one of Saturday’s doubleheader games against the Mets, pitched three innings, giving up one run. Luis Ayala faltered in hte eighth and allowed a Aaron Rowland home run that won the game. Prior to that, Chris Schroeder had let Rowland advance to third on a wild pitch in the sixth. Pat Burrell sacrificed Rowland home.

Brian Schneider drove in all three Nats runs in the third with a bases clearing double.

Kyle Kendrick got the win for Philly.

Another Pitcher Hurt, And Nats Feel the Pain – The Post

Bergmann injured as Nats fall to Phillies – The Wash. Times

Manager Manny Acta is preparing for the post-Dimitri Young era (The Wash. Times). Young is willing to talk about a contract extension (nationals.com) too, but I wouldn’t get too excited about that happening.

In pitching, pitching, pitching news, Shawn Hill threw batting practice in Potomac on Monday and is on track to return to the rotation on August 9…Ross Detwiler threw three innings of shutout baseball for the GCL Nats yesterday. He is among several pitchers who are showing promise (The Post) in the minors…either RHP Joel Hanrahan or LHP John Lannan or both will likely be called up to pitch on Saturday.

Acta expected more from Ryan Church (The Post) this year. Who didn’t?

Cliff is now up 4-2 in the 2nd Annual Half-smoke/Cheesesteak Challenge.