Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 6:00PM CST
The Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Wednesday night, fueled by home runs from Ian Desmond, Kurt Suzuki, and Bryce Harper, whose blast was his 20th. This win moved the Nationals closer to securing their first division title since the team relocated to Washington.
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Time: 6:00PM CST
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 41,440
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
WSH |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: K Frandsen (6, J Lannan); C Utley (15, T Clippard)
Triples: K Frandsen (3, J Lannan)
Home Runs: J Rollins (23, 7th inning off R Mattheus 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Rosenberg (1), J Rollins (67), D Brown (24)
2-out Runs Batted In: B Rosenberg, J Rollins
Sacrifice Flies: D Brown
Sacrifice Hit: B Rosenberg
Ground Into Double Play: D Ruf
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (R Howard 0-2, C Utley 1-1, B Rosenberg 1-1, C Ruiz 0-1, K Frandsen 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Ruiz 2; K Frandsen 1

Pitcher Notes: K Kendrick pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd
Hit By Pitch: R Howard (By J Lannan)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: K Kendrick 10-14; B Rosenberg 8-9; J Lindblom 2-6; J Horst 2-3; J De Fratus 3-5; A Bastardo 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: K Kendrick 8-3-6-11; B Rosenberg 7-5-12-5; J Lindblom 3-5-7-3; J Horst 3-3-2-2; J De Fratus 2-4-7-3; A Bastardo 1-2-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Kendrick 4-1; B Rosenberg 3-3; J Lindblom 2-2; J Horst 2-0; J De Fratus 1-0; A Bastardo 0-0
Game Scores: K Kendrick 27

Double Plays: 2 (K Frandsen-C Utley-R Howard, C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard)
Errors: C Utley (7, ground ball)

Triples: B Harper (9, A Bastardo)
Home Runs: B Harper (20, 1st inning off K Kendrick 1 on, 0 Out); I Desmond (25, 2nd inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out); K Suzuki (5, 2nd inning off K Kendrick 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Harper 3 (56), I Desmond (72), K Suzuki 2 (23), J Werth 2 (31)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Werth 2, B Harper
Ground Into Double Play: I Desmond; M Morse
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (J Werth 1-1, C Tracy 0-1, D Espinosa 0-1, R Zimmerman 0-2, I Desmond 0-1, K Suzuki 1-1, S Lombardozzi 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Zimmerman 2; S Lombardozzi 1

Wild Pitches: T Clippard
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Lannan 11-24; R Mattheus 2-5; T Clippard 3-6; D Storen 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Lannan 13-6-9-19; R Mattheus 2-1-5-4; T Clippard 3-5-5-3; D Storen 2-2-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lannan 7-6; R Mattheus 4-0; T Clippard 0-1; D Storen 1-1
Game Scores: J Lannan 52

Double Plays: 1 (R Zimmerman-D Espinosa-A LaRoche)
Errors: K Suzuki (3, throw)

Stolen Bases: B Harper (17, 2nd base off K Kendrick/C Ruiz); I Desmond (21, 2nd base off J De Fratus/C Ruiz); K Suzuki (1, 2nd base off J De Fratus/C Ruiz)
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