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Entering the sixth inning, there seemed to be a collective awareness of twitter that Washington Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann<\/strong> had not allowed a runner to reach base. So, two pitches later Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz<\/strong> reached all the bases when he homered. That would prove to be enough for the visitors, but two errors led to more Phillies runs in the 7th inning. Final score, Philadelphia 4 WASHINGTON 0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the third inning, Espinosa had doubled and reached third base after a sacrifice. Running on contact, he was thrown out at the plate when Zimmermann grounded right to shortstop Jimmy Rollins<\/strong>. That was the best opprutunity the Nats had against Cliff Lee<\/strong>, who pitched Philadelphia’s second consecutive complete game. The last time that happened, according to the Washington Nationals Radio Network — 1999.<\/p>\n

After six games, leadoff hitter Ian Desmond<\/em> is still hitless at Nationals Park.<\/p>\n

Nationals vs. Phillies: Cliff Lee\u2019s shutout outdoes Jordan Zimmermann\u2019s five perfect innings<\/a> – The Post<\/em>
\nZimmermann dazzles, but Lee shuts down Nats<\/a> – CSN Washington<\/em>
\nZimmermann\u2019s strong outing goes for naught vs. Phils<\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/em><\/p>\n

Also of note, Stephen Strasburg has not yet begun throwing off a mound<\/a>., according to Nationals Journal (The Post<\/em>), meaning his is behind the Zimmermann track for recovering from Tommy John Surgery. On Wednesday evening, I was telling a co-worker that I did not expect to see Strasburg pitching in the majors this year and this pretty much confirms the hunch.<\/p>\n

Oh and Fleas manager Charlie Manuel<\/strong> said some stuff that Thomas Boswell wanted to hear<\/a>, like:<\/p>\n

\u201cBut they are determined to get it right. They have a plan now. They have definitely improved already. They\u2019ve always played us a lot of close games until the late innings. But then their defense, and [mental] mistakes, they\u2019d just absolutely give us .\u2009.\u2009. [pause] .\u2009.\u2009. Let\u2019s say if you stayed with \u2019em, they\u2019d usually beat themselves. But that\u2019s changing. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve played every team in the division already. They play the Braves better now; the Mets and Marlins, too. And it looks like they play us better<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No, no, no Cholly, they have “PHASE 2” now!<\/p>\n

In the end, the Nats got one win in the series, the game they “had” to win against starter Joe Blanton. They had a shot late against Roy Halladay in the 9th two nights ago. They had nothing against Lee.<\/p>\n

I am now behind 1-2 in The 2011 Cheesesteak\/Half-Smoke Challenge. If I was 0-3, I would not even have feint hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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