Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Roy Halladay overcame a shaky ninth inning to toss his 59th career complete game, as the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Washington Nationals, 3-2, in the middle installment of a three-game series at Nationals Park. Nike Free 5.0 Womens Black And White . Halladay took the mound in the ninth aiming for his 20th shutout, but gave up a leadoff double to Rick Ankiel, who advanced to third on a Jayson Werth single. After Adam LaRoche struck out, Laynce Nix and Danny Espinosa stroked consecutive RBI singles before Halladay fanned both pinch-hitter Matt Stairs and Ivan Rodriguez to end the game. You always remain confident with a guy like Roy on the mound, said Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard when asked if there was panic in the ninth inning. It was his game to win or lose. Halladay (2-0) allowed only two hits through the first eight innings and finished with nine strikeouts. Placido Polanco went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI for the Phillies, who improved to 8-3 on the young season. John Lannan (1-1) surrendered three runs -- two earned -- on six hits in six innings for Washington, which had won four of its previous five games. We battled to the end, Lannan said. We didnt make it easy for them. The Phillies put their first two batters of the game on base but failed to score. Philadelphia threatened again in the third when Wilson Valdez singled and Shane Victorino drew a one-out walk. Polanco, though, grounded into an inning-ending double play. Washington stranded two runners in the home third. Alert base running by Jimmy Rollins helped the Phillies grab a 1-0 lead. Rollins, leading off the fourth, reached on shortstop Ian Desmonds fielding error. Howard then hit a grounder to the right side and was thrown out at first. Because the Nationals employed a defensive shift, third base was left unoccupied. Knowing this, Rollins hustled around second, but had his path impeded by Desmond, who was called for interference. Rollins was awarded third and came home on a groundout by Ben Francisco. Philadelphias first two batters were aboard in the fifth, and this time the visitors took advantage as Polancos two-out single plated Valdez. After Rollins singled to load the bases, Lannan hit Howard with a pitch to make it 3-0. Lannan retired Francisco on a fly ball to limit the damage to only two runs. GAME NOTES:Halladay, who issued two walks, has now won each of his last 11 starts against National League East opponents...Both teams had six hits. Nike Blazer Mens Sale . Manager Bob Melvin was hoping Jaso would be cleared to return after seeing Dr. Micky Collins in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Nike Free 3.0 V5 . -- Vincent Viola grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from West Point, is a former chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange and after the Sept. ATLANTA -- Aaron Harrison scored 22 points and Kentucky took a methodical 70-58 win over Georgia on Saturday to advance to another Southeastern Conference tournament championship game. Kentucky will play No. 1 Florida in Sundays championship game, creating the attractive matchup of the tournaments two top seeds. Florida beat Tennessee 56-49 in Saturdays first semifinal. The Wildcats improved their record of dominance in SEC semifinals to 38-2. James Young had 14 points and Julius Randle had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Kentucky (24-9), which never trailed but led only 36-32 at halftime. Kentuckys big lead was 16 points at 68-52. Kenny Gaines had 13 points, all in the second half, and Charles Mann had 12 for Georgia (19-13), which now likely will wait for a NIT bid. Kentucky has enjoyed the SEC tournament in "Catlanta" and the Georgia Dome. The Wildcats have won six tournament championships in Atlanta. Overall, Kentucky has 27 SEC tournament titles. Andrew Harrison had 12 points and nine assists for Kentucky. Floridas undefeated regular-season run through the conference included a sweep of two games against Kentucky. Florida took an 84-65 home win over the Wildcats on March 8 to close the regular season. Kentucky led only 41-39, following a driving basket by Gaines for his first points. Nike Free 3.0 Womens V5 Black/Red Orange/White Running Shoes. Young made a short jumper from the baseline, Dakari Johnson stole a pass from Georgias Brandon Morris, and Aaron Harrison sank a 3-pointer to push the Wildcats lead to 46-39. Gaines answered with a 3-pointer, but it wasnt enough to keep the Wildcats from claiming momentum. Youngs tip-in pushed Kentuckys lead to 10 points at 53-43. Andrew Harrisons 3-pointer gave the Wildcats their biggest lead at 61-48. Harrison had 16 points in the first half but Georgia stayed close, trailing 36-32 at halftime on Marcus Thorntons buzzer-beating layup. It was a rare strong inside move for the Bulldogs, whose attempts near the basket were often influenced by Kentuckys bigger front-line players, including two 7-footers, Dakari Johnson and Willie Cauley-Stein. Kentucky forward Julius Randle, who grabbed nine rebounds in the opening 20 minutes, finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Georgia was playing in its first SEC semifinal since 2008, the year a tornado hit downtown Atlanta and forced the tournament to move from the Georgia Dome to Georgia Techs old Alexander-Memorial Coliseum. The Bulldogs beat Kentucky in the quarterfinals before winning the tournament. cheap nfl jerseyscheap soccer jerseys ' ' '
