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PHILADELPHIA -- To Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson, it wasn't the season-high five errors that prevented his club from erasing a nine-run deficit yesterday. The difference was a couple of calls.
Following a 12-10 loss to Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park, Robinson said two rulings turned the game in the favor of the Phillies, who had four hits from Aaron Rowand in the finale and took two of three in the series. The Nationals had the tying run at the plate with two outs in the ninth after trailing 10-1 through four innings.
"It's very frustrating," Robinson said. "We battled and battled and battled and battled and battled, and you don't get the calls that you're supposed to get, and it costs you two runs in the end, and that's what you lose by -- it's tough to take."
Both controversial calls involved Nationals utility infielder Damian Jackson, who entered the game in the fifth inning for Ryan Zimmerman at third base.

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