Jason Bergmann continued to show that he deserves to be a major league pitcher. We all know the story of Bergmann’s troubled April and I was wondering what we could expect out of him when he came back to the Majors. However, in two starts since being recalled from AAA Columbus, Bergmann has yet to give up a run. He seems more confident on the mound than he did in early April. I’m sure that with his stint in Columbus fresh on his mind, Jason has a little extra motivation and determination to prove just what kind of pitcher he can be.

Once again, Guz got the Nats on base early in the game with a single in the first inning. He ended up going 2-4 last night with a stolen base. If I had to decide today, I would absolutely chose Cristian Guzman to be on the All-Star team. He has been extremely reliable this season. Whenever he comes up to bat, I feel like I can relax because I know he’ll put together a great at-bat and find a way to get on base. He has been a consistent bright spot in an up and down season.

The game remained scoreless through eight innings, and it wasn’t until Jon Rauch gave up an RBI single to Greg Dobbs that the Phillies finally scored. Dobbs’ RBI ended Rauch’s 12 scoreless inning streak. Unfortunately, it was just one run too many for the Nationals. Although both teams left 10 men on base, our boys just couldn’t get guys home when they reached third. Elijah Dukes did a great job in the 9th to keep the Nats in the game. With two outs, Dukes drew a walk and stole second and third to put himself in scoring position, but Lopez grounded out to end the game.

Matt Chico (0-5, 6.07) makes his return to the starting rotation tonight as he takes on Jamie Moyer (3-3, 4.89).

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