The Nationals have decided that Joel Hanrahan will no longer be their closer. Washington will go with the bullpen-by-committee approach, with pitchers Julian Tavarez and Kip Wells as late-inning options. The team's bullpen blew a four-run lead against the Phillies on Monday night. Philadelphia prevailed 13-11. "I hope I don't wear out this word, but, again, it was deflating," manager Manny Acta said. "Our offense just battled all day and scored enough runs. We played so hard for eight innings to score enough runs. You lose the game in one inning, it's just tough for the whole team."