PHILADELPHIA - Chad Tracy provided a surge in the Washington dugout, though the good feelings were short-lived. After Tracys homer with two outs in the top of the ninth inning tied the game, Domonic Brown hit an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Nationals 5-4 on Monday night. The Nationals tied it at 4 when Tracy hit a solo homer off closer Jonathan Papelbon (1-0). It was the first blown save for Papelbon, who had converted his previous 13 chances. "Everybody was feeling good and emotions were high," Tracy said. "Personally it was good for me, but nobodys happy right now. A loss is a loss." Papelbon easily retired the first two batters in the ninth and had Tracy in an 0-2 hole. But Tracy, who pinch-hit in the seventh and stayed in the game, hit his third home run, barely clearing the wall just inside the foul pole in right. "He was trying to be short," Tracy said. "I fought off two pitches and finally hit one." But Ben Revere led off the Phillies ninth with a single against Fernando Abad (0-2). Revere was running on Jimmy Rollins one-out single and easily reached third base. Abad struck out pinch-hitter Steven Lerud for the second out before Brown fisted the winning hit to centre. Papelbon was the first player to greet Brown in celebration as he was rounding first base. "I was trying to stay as short and quick as I can, especially with a tough lefty like Abad," Brown said after his first walkoff hit. "It feels great. Its an unbelievable feeling. Its priceless." "Hes been great for us," Brown, speaking about Papelbon, added. "I told him were going to fight for him and we ended up coming up with the win." Ryan Howard went 3 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs and Delmon Young had a two-run double for the Phillies, who returned home after losing seven games on a 10-game road trip. "Were trying to get some games on the Nats," Brown said. "It feels good to get a win, especially after a long road trip." John Lannan, a former mainstay in the Nationals rotation, made his first start since April 17 after a nearly two-month stint on the disabled list with a strained tendon in his left knee. He allowed six hits and two runs in five innings, striking out four and walking one in his first start against his former club. "I felt like he did a pretty good job for his first time back," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "The 92 pitches were a little deeper than I thought that he would go in the game. He did alright. His five innings were big." Said Lannan, "Just getting back in the swing of things. It felt awesome. Its been a lot of time and a lot of hard work. Im happy to be back." Lannan said he approached Mondays start like he would any other in spite of pitching against the team that drafted him in 2005. "I knew I had to do a job no matter who I was facing," said Lannan, who made 134 career start, including two on Opening Day, for Washington. "No extra emotion." Steve Lombardozzi had two hits, including an RBI double, for the Nationals, who have lost three of four. "It was a tough loss after a good comeback," Washington manager Davey Johnson said. Howard led off the second with a solo shot to tie it at 1. It was the eighth homer of the season for Howard, who had been mired in a power slump. The slugger entered with just one homer since May 7, but launched Dan Harens offering into the second deck deep in right field. "Ive been trying to put together some good at-bats and let the power come when it comes," Howard said. Haren continued his recent struggles and remained winless in his last seven starts (0-5, 6.22 ERA) since May 9. Haren is 0-3 with a 5.82 ERA in six career starts against Philadelphia. "He pitched good in spots," Johnson said. "He left some balls over the plate but finished strong. We have faith in him. Hell be fine." Philadelphia went ahead 3-1 in the third on Youngs two-run double to right that just eluded the glove of a diving Jayson Werth. Washington pulled within 3-2 in the fourth on Lombardozzis RBI double and Howards fifth-inning RBI single put the Phillies back up by two runs. Ian Desmonds RBI single off Mike Adams in the eighth inning brought Washington within 4-3. NOTES: Nationals OF Bryce Harper was cleared to begin strength work on his injured left knee. He hurt himself crashing into the wall at Dodger Stadium on May 13. ... The Nationals hope to have CF Denard Span back on Tuesday. He wasnt in the lineup after fouling a ball off his right foot in the sixth inning of Sundays 2-0 loss to Cleveland. ... Revere is batting .432 during an eight-game hitting streak. ... Washingtons Anthony Rendon went 0 for 3 with a walk, ending his 10-game hitting streak. ... 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I definitely want to do well here, and prove that Ive worked really hard to get here and Im here for a reason.The 21-year-old Keys, who joined the top 10 rankings at No. 7 earlier this month, is also the first American to debut in the top 10 since Serena Williams in 1999.I think it was definitely really surprising that I was the first American to break into the top 10 for that long, Keys said. There have been a lot of great American players who I thought had made it, but obviously not.She added, I just look at it as a great accomplishment and a huge opportunity to go out and play tennis, and have fun and maybe inspire some more young American girls to pick up some racquets.Second-ranked Serena Williams pulled out of this years WTA Finals for the second consecutive year having won the title in 2014, the first year the event moved to Singapore.Williams, who hasnt played since a semifinal loss to Karolina Pliskova at the US Open, cited a persistent right shoulder injury as reason for not competing.dddddddddddd.Keys will face Simona Halep in her first of three round-robin matches on Sunday. They are in the round-robin Red Group along with world No. 1 Angelique Kerber and Dominika Cibulkova.The White group consists of defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska, reigning French Open champion Garbine Muguruza, US Open finalist Karolina Pliskova and either Johanna Konta or Svetlana Kuznetsova.Konta, who would be the first Briton to play in the year-end event since Jo Durie in 1984, already is in Singapore. Kuznetsova needs to defeat Daria Gavrilova in the Moscow final on Saturday to snatch the eighth position from Konta.Kerber overtook Williams for the No. 1 ranking after she won the US Open last month, her second career grand slam title. In January, Kerber upset Serena Williams in the Australian Open final to win her first major.Kerber, who became the first German woman since Steffi Graf to attain the top ranking, also won the Olympic silver medal in Rio.As a player I change a lot, Kerber said of this season. I have much more confidence right now. I know how to play the big tournaments also mentally, how to win really tough matches in tough situations, or like playing finals in big tournaments, big stages.Radwanska arrived in Singapore to defend her title having won three tournaments this year -- Shenzen, New Haven and Beijing.There is always a little bit more pressure when you really have to defend a big title, a lot of points, Radwanska said. But on the other hand side, when youre Top 5, top 10, you pretty much defending every week more or less. ' ' '
