Roy Halladay labored through seven innings, but got the most important outs to help the Phillies take the first game of a three-game series with the Nationals.

It seems that Halladay has battled out of trouble a lot more than last year. Hitters are approaching him very aggressively, swinging at a lot ofstuff early in the count and working long at bats.

Fun fact: Roy Halladay impersonator Charlie Morton has a lower ERA (2.51) than Halladay (2.56)