May 17, 2006 Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 3
@LAA 0 BAL 4
BOS 3 CLE 5
KCR 0 DET 2
MIN 0 NYY 4
TEX 3 OAK 7
SEA 2 CHW 5
@TBD 2 SDP 14
@ARI 10 ATL 6
FLA 4
(11) CHC 5
WSN 0 LAD 3
@COL 2 SFG 10
@HOU 1 MIL 8
PHI 7 PIT 7
CIN 2 STL 1
NYM 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,757

Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 7:56PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Nationals

13-27

Lost 2

4th, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  2
Cubs            1  3  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    5  9  0

W: S Marshall (3-1), L: Z Day (2-4)

Cubs

17-22

Won 2

5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .842   15    1   0   2·SB
M Byrd CF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .241  .739   20    1   0   
J Vidro 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .326  .824   17    3   7   
N Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .304  .983   21   14   0   
J Guillen RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .651    3    1   0   
  M Anderson RF               3   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .508   16    2   0   
R Zimmerman 3B                2   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .765   13    0   2   SB
W Gonzalez C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666   19    1   1   
D Jackson SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .207  .637    9    1   1   
  F Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Z Day P                       1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   2   
  R Fick PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Clayton SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .634    2    0   3   
Totals                       28   0   1   0    4  10              149   24  17

BATTING

TB: A Soriano.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Zimmerman-J Vidro-N Johnson.

E: R Zimmerman (4); D Jackson (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Soriano 2 (8, 3rd base off S Marshall/M Barrett, 2nd base off S Marshall/M Barrett); R Zimmerman (3, 2nd base off S Marshall/M Barrett).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .236  .574   16    4   0   SB,CS
M Murton LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .719   12    0   0   
T Walker 1B                   2   0   1   2    2   0  .298  .792   23   10   2   
M Barrett C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .291  .877   18    9   1   
A Ramirez 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .700   10    0   1   
  N Perez 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .487    3    0   1   
J Jones RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .790   17    0   0   2B
J Hairston 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .622   10    0   4   SH
R Cedeno SS                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .694   16    2   3   GDP
S Marshall P                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .376    7    1   1   
  F Bynum PH                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .212  .659    4    0   0   HR
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Williamson P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Theriot PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    5    0   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   5   9   4    4   1              141   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Jones (5, off Z Day).

HR: F Bynum (1, off J Rauch; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: J Hairston (3, off Z Day).

TB: F Bynum 4; J Jones 3; J Pierre 2; M Barrett; T Walker; R Cedeno; S Marshall.

GIDP: R Cedeno (4).

RBI: T Walker 2 (19); F Bynum (3); R Cedeno (10).

2-out RBI: T Walker 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pierre (13, 2nd base off Z Day/W Gonzalez).

CS: J Pierre (2, 2nd base by Z Day/W Gonzalez).

PITCHING

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
Z Day, L (2-4)                 4     8   4   3    3   1   0   5.94   23   84-46   34· 2·10   13· 2· 4· 0     30    -     0.84  -0.20
J Rauch                        2     1   1   1    1   0   1   1.82    8   34-20   11· 1· 8    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.00
F Rodriguez                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.04    3    9-6     4· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
M Stanton                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.50    3   11-8     5· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   4    4   1   1          37  138-80   54· 5·21   21· 7· 4· 0           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Marshall, W (3-1)            6     1   0   0    4   6   0   4.26   23  100-56   27· 8·21    7· 4· 2· 0     72    -     0.79   0.26
B Howry                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.37    3   10-8     3· 0· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
S Williamson                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.50    3   11-8     4· 3· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
S Eyre                         1     0   0   0    0   3   0   1.80    3   14-10    3· 3· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     1   0   0    4  10   0          32  135-82   37·14·31   12· 4· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Marshall (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Mark Wegner.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 39,757.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Chicago Cubs                         
1. A Soriano            LF    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. M Byrd               CF    2. M Murton             LF 
3. J Vidro              2B    3. T Walker             1B 
4. N Johnson            1B    4. M Barrett            C  
5. J Guillen            RF    5. A Ramirez            3B 
6. R Zimmerman          3B    6. J Jones              RF 
7. W Gonzalez           C     7. J Hairston           2B 
8. D Jackson            SS    8. R Cedeno             SS 
9. Z Day                P     9. S Marshall           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-2  123  6   11%  87% T Walker        Z Day           Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cedeno Scores; Marshall Scores; Murton to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  --3  3    8%  62% M Barrett       Z Day           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pierre Scores/unER/No RBI; Barrett to 1B
   b 1   1  0-0  --3  4   -6%  54% T Walker        Z Day           Lineout: 2B
   b 2   0  0-1  ---  5    5%  70% J Jones         Z Day           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   b 2   1  0-1  --3  3    5%  74% R Cedeno        Z Day           Single to P/Bunt; Jones Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Marshall facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  A Soriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  M Byrd          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   55%  J Vidro         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Day facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  J Pierre        Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--      61%  M Murton        Pierre Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   59%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Pierre to 3B
   O      --3  4   54%  T Walker        Lineout: 2B
   R      --3  3   62%  M Barrett       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pierre Scores/unER/No RBI; Barrett to 1B
   O      1--  6   60%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Sean Marshall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   62%  N Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   64%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zach Day facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   70%  J Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   69%  J Hairston      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Jones to 3B
   R      --3  3   74%  R Cedeno        Single to P/Bunt; Jones Scores
          1--  3   77%  S Marshall      Single to SS (Line Drive); Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-  2   74%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF; Cedeno to 3B
          1-3  4   75%  M Murton        Walk; Marshall to 2B
   RR     123  6   87%  T Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cedeno Scores; Marshall Scores; Murton to 3B
          1-3  6   88%  M Barrett       Walk; Walker to 2B
   O      123  4   85%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Sean Marshall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   87%  W Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   88%  D Jackson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   89%  Z Day           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Zach Day facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   90%  J Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   92%  J Hairston      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B; Hairston to 1B
   OO     12-  4   88%  R Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Jones to 3B
   O      --3  4   87%  S Marshall      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Sean Marshall facing 1-2-3
                  Neifi Perez replaces Aramis Ramirez playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---  5   88%  A Soriano       Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   86%  M Byrd          Walk
   O      1--  2   89%  J Vidro         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Vidro to 1B
   O      1--  3   90%  N Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Zach Day facing 1-2-3
                  Marlon Anderson replaces Jose Guillen playing RF batting 5th
          ---  3   92%  J Pierre        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   90%  M Murton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      89%  T Walker        Pierre Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   90%  " "             Walk
          1--  7   90%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Walker to 2B
   O      12-  1   89%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Sean Marshall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   91%  M Anderson      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   89%  R Zimmerman     Walk
          1--      88%  W Gonzalez      Zimmerman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   90%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-  5   89%  D Jackson       Walk
                  Robert Fick pinch hits for Zach Day batting 9th
          12-      88%  R Fick          Wild Pitch; Zimmerman to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   O      -23  4   92%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jon Rauch facing 6-7-8
                  Jon Rauch replaces Robert Fick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   92%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  J Hairston      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   91%  R Cedeno        Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Sean Marshall facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   88%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--      87%  M Byrd          Soriano Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   90%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      89%  J Vidro         Soriano Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   92%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  8   91%  N Johnson       Walk
   O      1-3  7   95%  M Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jon Rauch facing 9-1-2
                  Freddie Bynum pinch hits for Sean Marshall batting 9th
   R      ---  4   97%  F Bynum         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   97%  J Pierre        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   97%  M Murton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   97%  T Walker        Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Howry facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Howry replaces Freddie Bynum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  W Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  D Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Felix Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
                  Felix Rodriguez replaces Damian Jackson pitching and batting 8th; Royce Clayton replaces Jon Rauch playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  N Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   98%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  J Hairston      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Scott Williamson facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Williamson replaces Bobby Howry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  A Soriano       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   99%  M Byrd          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mike Stanton facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Stanton replaces Felix Rodriguez pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   99%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ryan Theriot pinch hits for Scott Williamson batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  R Theriot       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Scott Eyre facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Eyre replaces Ryan Theriot pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Vidro         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  N Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  M Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation