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Nationals end nine-game losing streak vs. Phillies

Associated Press

Thursday, September 10, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Charlie Manuel was angry. It didn't matter that the Philadelphia Phillies nearly pulled off an impressive ninth-inning comeback. No, his club had again lost to a team he felt they should have beaten. The Phillies lost to the woeful Washington Nationals 8-7 on Thursday night when Ryan Howard hit into a game-ending double play with runners on the corners after Philadelphia scored five runs in the ninth. Manuel didn't want to take about the comeback. The manager wanted to vent. "We ...

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