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7:05 pm EDT Fri Aug 20, 2010

The Philadelphia Phillies got a shaky start and little offensive production Thursday as they missed a chance to cut into their NL East deficit. It’s hard to imagine those struggles continuing when they welcome in the Washington Nationals. A colossal pitching mismatch appears to be on tap for Friday’s opener at Citizens Bank Park, where the Phillies look for a sixth straight win from Roy Halladay while trying to add to Nationals right-hander Jason Marquis’ misery. Washington topped Atlanta 6-2 on Thursday afternoon, giving Philadelphia a chance to pull within 1 1/2 games of the division-leading Braves. The Phillies failed to take advantage Thursday night. Philadelphia had one hit through eight innings against San Francisco’s Jonathan Sanchez, and a mild rally in the ninth went for naught in a 5-2 defeat.

The Phillies haven’t lost consecutive games since dropping their final two of July at Washington, but it would be a major surprise if the Nationals can saddle the NL champs with another set of back-to-back losses. Halladay has won his last five starts, allowing one run or fewer in four of them. He lowered his ERA to 2.24 - third-best in the majors - by holding the Mets to four hits over eight innings Saturday in a 4-0 victory at Citi Field. Halladay’s lone start at Washington this season was also his first with Philadelphia. The right-hander gave up one run and six hits while striking out nine over seven innings of an 11-1 opening-day win.