Philadelphia Phillies

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Philadelphia Phillies Ryan Howard, center, reacts with Jimmy Rollins, left, and Hunter Pence, after hitting a three-run home run in the sixth inning of Game 1 of baseball's National League division series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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**FILE** Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan throws against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 World Series in Philadelphia. Flanagan, a former Cy Young winner who won 167 games over 18 seasons with Baltimore and Toronto, was found dead outside his home on Aug. 24, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Philadelphia Phillies' Placido Polanco, Jimmy Rollins, Wilson Valdez and teammates celebrate their 5-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Nationals Ryan Zimmerman hits a walk off grand slam against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. The Nationals won 8-4. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Ian Desmond (right) of the Washington Nationals is out at second base as he breaks up the double play by preventing the throw by Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins to get Alex Cora, who was safe at first, in the seventh inning of a baseball game on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 11-3. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher John Lannan lasted three innings and gave up seven runs (one earned) in the Nats' 11-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay is one of the many pitchers across baseball who has contributed to the decrease in scoring this year - a 6 percent dip at the midpoint as compared to last season. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Despite a 20-10 record - one of the three best records in the league since June 5 - the Washington Nationals are still looking up in the NL East standings, partly because the two other teams with the best records during that span are in their division in the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay delivers a pitch during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals on Monday, May 30, 2011, in Washington. The Phillies won 5-4. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Nationals' starting pitcher John Lannan leaves the baseball against the Philadelphia Phillies in the third inning on Thursday, May 5, 2011, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)

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Washington Nationals' Jayson Werth tips his cap to the crowd in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in Philadelphia. Werth was playing his first game in Philadelphia since signing with the Nationals. The Phillies won 4-1. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmerman, left, reacts as he relieved by manager Jim Riggleman, center, during the seventh inning of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park on Thursday, April 14, 2011 in Washington. The Phillies won 4-0.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher John Lannan throws during the first inning of a baseball game against Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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CAPITAL INVESTMENT: The Nationals lured right fielder Jayson Werth from the Philadelphia Phillies with a seven-year, $126 million deal. Washington has gone 21-51 against rival Philadelphia since 2007. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Trader William Sachs, in a Philadelphia Phillies jersey, in observance of Major League Baseball's opening day, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, March 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Pedro Alvarez, right, is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels in the second inning of an exhibition baseball game on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Luis Castillo fields ground balls before a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Clearwater, Fla., Friday, March 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Jayson Werth, who averaged 29 home runs the past three seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, is under "no pressure," according to Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, despite his hefty contract, the 14th most lucrative ever in the game. (Associated Press)

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Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera hits a single in the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday, March 9, 2011 in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, right, talks with reporters after having a two-year contract extension announced by Phillies Senior Vice President and General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr., left, before a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Clearwater, Fla., Thursday, March 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)