Nationals 3, Phillies 8, Final - Sep. 28, 2008

Game Thread: Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies - 2008 Game 162* of 162.
federalbaseball.com 9/28/2008 — * = (ed. note - "Actually Game 161.") Stephen Strasburg of the San Diego St. Aztecs (via farmsystem ) On The Hill... Philly lefty Cole Hamels (14-10, 3.09 ERA) was ready to go today if the Phillies needed their ace on the hill, but ...

Phillies Close Out Regular Season With A Sweep
myteamrivals.typepad.com 9/29/2008 — The Phillies ended the season today with a series sweep of the Nationals, winning today’s game by a score of 8-3. This game very much resembled a Spring Training game, as all of the rookies and back-ups got the start.

Fan Appreciation Day: Nationals at Phillies, 9/28 — The Good Phight

Gameday: Nationals (59-101) At Phillies (91-70) — Phillies Nation

JUST QUIT, BABY! — The Nationals Enquirer

Game 162: This One's for All the Nothing — The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae

The Last Shall Be First — Nationals Farm Authority

C-Team Sweeps Nationals For 92-Win Finish — Phillies Nation

Hot Reporter Soaked In Philly Celebration…Again — SPORTSbyBROOKS

Phillies 8 Nationals 3...The Washington Nationals Finish 2008, 59-102! The Worst Record In the Majors...aka The Strasburg SPOT!! — Federal Baseball

Manuel names Hamels Game 1 starter — FOXSports.com News for MLB 9/28/2008
Phillies ace Cole Hamels will pitch Game 1 of the division series when the NL East champions open Wednesday at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers or Milwaukee Brewers. Hamels went 14-10 with a 3.09 ERA this season and struck out 196 batters in 221 ...

Nationals fire 5 coaches on Acta's staff (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/28/2008
The last-place Washington Nationals fired five coaches on Sunday, a complete overhaul of manager Manny Acta's staff going into the 2009 season. Bench coach Pat Corrales, base coaches Tim Tolman and Jerry Morales, bullpen coach Rick Aponte and hitting ...

Phils rest regulars in season-ending win (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/28/2008
Lou Marson and Matt Stairs hit back-to-back homers for Philadelphia and the NL East champion Phillies rested their regulars in an 8-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. So Taguchi drove in three runs for the Phillies, who kept all ...

Backups guide Phils to sweep of Nats — Major League Baseball News 9/28/2008
The Phillies ended the regular season on a high note, sweeping the Nationals with an 8-3 victory at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday.