Sloppy-ass game

That's Christine's take on today's 4-3 loss against the Nationals. The box score says the Phillies committed two errors, but that seems like awfully generous hometown scoring.

Poor play ruined yet another solid Jamie Moyer outing, whose stubble made him look even more like the grizzled veteran tonight. Jimmy Rollins, who had one of the non-errors, stared distantly in the on-deck circle before Chris Coste grounded out to end the game with the potential tying run on third. J-Roll's expression reminded us of when Pat Burrell sucked; he would sometimes looked petrified about the prospect of coming up in a big spot with the game on the line.

I'd like to say no big deal, they won the series. But time's running out, the Mets keep winning, and we're talking about the feeble Nationals. Maybe the Phillies were saving the sweep for the last series of the year to clinch the pennant.

Other games: The Red Sox were one of many teams off tonight. The Mets won, and the Marlins lost; the Phillies are now 2.5 games out. The Yankees lost, the Twins just started, and the Rays and White Sox are off. The Sox are 4.5 games behind the Rays and will either be tied or a game up on the Twins for the Wild Card depending on what they do against the Angels.