Scott Olsen, a left hander of the Nationals is in his best this season. He helped in defeating the Phillies in a 4-1 game. Olsen was able to pitch 5 2/3 innings and had only one home run by Shane Victorino in the 1st inning. His manager was very pleased to see the performance of his player who commented that Olsen pitched a very good ballgame.
Olsen was able to get some outs with the style of his pitch but later had to adjust the pitch and throw fastballs more often. The Phillies were still able to adjust in the 4th inning, with one person out and bases are full, Ryan Zimmerman, the third baseman, had to make the play.
The team played and Chris Coste had the ball grounded near the 3rd base line, while Zimmerman backhanded the ball and passed it to Nick Johnson, the first baseman for one final out.
Their scores tied at 1. Elijah Dukes was singled at the center to drive Zimmerman. After three batters, Anderson Hernandez singled it to the right for Dukes to score. Another score was added when Hernandez who in the eighth doubled in Willie Harris. Hernandez’ batting average was then .304. Acta even commented that Hernandez is really doing good bats with confidence that was why he was placed at the eighth bat because of absence of the pressure on him.
The bullpen made the Phillies win in 13-11 victory and Acta decided to make changes on it. He made Kip Wells and Julian Tavarez, both veterans to be part of the bullpen-by-committee. They did great with what their plan.
Winning in a 4-1 game with the Phillies is not the end of their hardwork. According to Acta they will just be enjoying the triumph for about 30 minutes and then have their team get prepared for their next game- another game that the Nationals would want to win again.
