Nats shut out Phillies, 4-0

The Redding Railroad did not make a stop in DC today as it ran over the Phillies line up. Tim Redding held the Phillies to seven hits in six and a third innings of work with no runs and only two walks. The Nats pitching staff took Redding’s cue and closed out the night with a shut out over the powerful Philadelphia line up.

The Nationals line up produced well too. It’s almost as if we have a real batting coach who took his hitters aside and told them to focus on hitting line drives and that the extra base this would fallow suit….but we don’t. The Nats did just that though, they combined for six doubles tonight from Zimmerman, Flores, Lopez, Guzman and two for Milledge.

This was only the second time the Phillies had been shut out this season, both times at the hand of the Nationals Tim Redding.

Game Notes:
Keeping the big 3 quiet
Jimmy Rollins came into this game red hot but was immediately cooled down tonight as he went 0-3 with a strikeout. It’s not a bad sign when your pitching staff can give a hitter who is batting .500 over the last week a donut in the hit column. Ryan Howard joined him with a bagel of his own. Utley however poked a few singles, although they were ultimately meaningless. The Nats did a great job of muting not only the Phillies big three but the whole line up.

Lastings Milledge broke out of his slump today hitting two doubles and driving in half the Nats runs.

GUZMAN WATCH: Guzman went 3 for 4 today with 3 runs! TRADE HIM TONIGHT!

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