last week against Purdue. Rallis must sit out the first half at Nebraska

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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Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. "Martyn is a highly-respected coach with experience at the top levels in England," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson.LINCOLN, Neb. -- That embarrassing 59-point loss at Ohio State last week wont soon be forgotten by Nebraska.You dont exactly flush it, coach Mike Riley said. Its not that easy.But with a streaking Minnesota (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) coming to Memorial Stadium on Saturday night, its time for the No. 21 Cornhuskers (7-2, 4-2) to move on.There is a lot more football out there, a lot more opportunity for us, receiver Jordan Westerkamp said. Like I said after the game, we are 7-2 and thats great. We want to continue to strive to be perfect, obviously.The Huskers 62-3 loss in Columbus was their second in a row, and now they need help to make it to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2012. They must win their last three regular-season games and have Wisconsin lose once.Still unknown early Friday was the status of Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., who was knocked unconscious in the second quarter against Ohio State. Armstrong has been going through a concussion protocol this week. If he cant play, senior Ryker Fyfe will make his first start of the season and second of his career.Minnesota, which hasnt been a conference championship since sharing the Big Ten title in 1967, will win the West Division if it wins out against the Huskers, Northwestern and Wisconsin.The Gophers will be going for its first five-game Big Ten win streak since 1962. Nebraska won 48-25 in Minneapolis last year, but Minnesota came from 10 points down in the third quarter to win 28-24 in Lincoln in 2014 .Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner said he doubts Nebraska will let one bad night in Columbus define its season.Theyll be hungry, itching to get back out on the field, so we definitely have to be ready to go, Leidner said. You cant compare scores or anything like that, and weve learned that a couple times this year. Every teams going to be ready to go on Saturday, so youve really got to respect the process.Some things to watch:PASSING STRUGGLESNebraskas Armstrong and Fyfe have combined to complete just 39.7 percent of their passes with two TDs and seven interceptions over the last four games. The Huskers have been runnning for 135 yards a game over that span Thats 100 off their average in the first five games.ddddddddddddhen were running the ball somewhat effectively, the passing game gets easier, particularly with a quarterback of our style, Riley said. All of a sudden play-action becomes a little cleaner. But we have struggled when we have passed, not only with the execution of the play, but also the protection of the passer.NIGHT TIMES RIGHT TIMENebraska has won 18 straight nights games at home. Missouri, in 2008, was the last team to beat the Huskers under the lights in Lincoln.THE TAKEAWAYMinnesota leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the FBS with a plus-12 turnover margin. The Gophers have scored 90 points off turnovers and allowed only 23, after getting outscored in that category last season 72-37. The takeaways can be traced to the push by defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel for a strong pass rush and a fast, swarming approach.FAMILIAR FOESNebraska joined the Big Ten only five years ago, but this will be its 57th meeting with Minnesota. Its the most for the Huskers against any conference opponent. The Gophers lead the series 31-23-2.THE BULLSEYESix Minnesota players have been ejected for targeting this season. Linebacker Nick Rallis was the latest to get tossed for head-to-head contact last week against Purdue. Rallis must sit out the first half at Nebraska to complete the punishment.Some of the hits have been clear, but the Gophers have disputed others, including the one by Rallis last week. Replays appeared to show Rallis made clean contact with his shoulder. Coach Tracy Claeys has acknowledged frustration with the implementation and interpretation of the rule. The automatic ejections that carry over into the next game, depending on the half, and some of the hits that could be deemed unavoidable are parts of the rule hed like to see re-evaluated.---AP Sports Writer Dave Campbell in Minneapolis contributed to this report.---More AP college football at http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '