Game Thread: Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals - 2008 Game 46 of 162. "All The Way-Way, From Phil-Phil-Lay-Lay!" -Black Thought (of the Roots)"

On the Hill...

The Philadelphia Phillies arrive in Washington, DC on Monday, 1.0 game behind the second-biggest Florida-based surprise of the young season*, The NL East's 1st Place Florida Marlins, who held on to sole ownership of first place, in spite of getting pounded by the Royals on Sunday, when the Phillies lost a rain-soaked affair with Toronto. Washington lost two of three this past weekend, but after taking three of four in New York, the Nationals end up winning 4 of 7 on the road trip, and Washington heads back to DC on a high note after John "Cool Hand" Lannan's dominant performance in Baltimore yesterday afternoon.  more...