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@BAL		2
8
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3		 
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11
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Saturday, May 5, 2007 12:05PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 40,267, Time of Game: 2:59
Nationals
3
9-21
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 10½ GB
 at Cubs
5
14-14
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 5 GB
W: Rich Hill (4-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  0    3 10  2
Cubs            1  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  X    5  8  0

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Lopez SS-2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .266 .651 16 9 -0.001 0.70 0.064 -0.065 0.4 1 2 SB,2·HBP
Ronnie Belliard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .662 13 10 -0.112 0.88 0.000 -0.112 -1.7 3 2 GDP
   Josh Wilson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .348 2 2 -0.027 1.03 0.000 -0.027 -0.2 0 0
Ryan Zimmerman 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .248 .653 26 16 0.066 0.56 0.083 -0.018 0.9 0 3 2B,SB
Ryan Church CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 .284 .882 18 10 -0.003 1.13 0.056 -0.059 0.1 1 0 2B
Austin Kearns RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .278 .807 10 8 -0.025 1.42 0.085 -0.110 0.6 3 0 2B
Dmitri Young 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .720 10 5 -0.094 0.84 0.000 -0.094 -1.2 5 0 GDP
   Jesus Colome P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jon Rauch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Robert Fick PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .138 .408 6 2 0.039 1.23 0.039 0.000 0.2
   Chad Cordero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jesus Flores C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .292 .810 18 12 0.187 0.85 0.194 -0.007 1.8 7 1 2B
Kory Casto LF-1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .146 .368 17 11 -0.180 1.34 0.000 -0.180 -1.7 3 0
John Patterson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.027 1.03 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 0 1
   Levale Speigner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Michael Restovich PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .351 5 3 -0.012 0.41 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
   Saul Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ryan Langerhans LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .059 .262 11 8 -0.117 1.93 0.000 -0.117 -0.8 1 0
Team Totals 35 3 10 2 2 10 .286 .759 157 99 -0.306 0.97 0.521 -0.828 -2.0 24 11
2B: A Kearns (10, off R Cherry); R Zimmerman (7, off R Cherry); J Flores (3, off N Cotts); R Church (12, off R Hill).
HBP: F Lopez 2 (2, 2 by R Hill).
TB: J Flores 4; R Zimmerman 4; A Kearns 3; R Church 2; F Lopez.
GIDP: R Belliard (4); D Young (3).
RBI: A Kearns (11); J Flores (3).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young.
E: F Lopez (5); J Wilson (5).
Baserunning
SB: R Zimmerman (1, 2nd base off R Hill/M Barrett); F Lopez (5, 2nd base off R Cherry/M Barrett).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .309 .837 18 14 -0.103 0.61 0.010 -0.113 -1.6 3 0
Ryan Theriot SS 1 0 0 1 3 0 .320 .780 23 9 0.015 0.82 0.064 -0.049 0.5 3 3 CS,SH
Derrek Lee 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .416 1.112 25 12 -0.093 0.79 0.017 -0.110 -2.4 6 0 GDP
Aramis Ramirez 3B 5 1 2 1 0 3 .289 .894 20 14 0.088 0.49 0.112 -0.023 0.3 0 1 HR
Jacque Jones CF 3 1 2 1 1 1 .299 .767 20 12 0.124 0.65 0.130 -0.006 1.5 2 0
   Rocky Cherry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Neal Cotts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Dempster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Michael Barrett C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .237 .678 13 10 -0.016 0.72 0.036 -0.053 -0.5 10 0
Matt Murton RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .260 .647 16 9 0.089 0.57 0.097 -0.008 1.0 3 0
Mark DeRosa 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .262 .835 14 4 0.096 0.60 0.100 -0.004 1.6 0 3
Rich Hill P 1 0 0 1 1 0 .071 .276 7 3 -0.003 0.72 0.032 -0.035 0.4 0 0 SH
   Will Ohman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Felix Pie CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .641 3 2 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 30 5 8 5 8 7 .267 .788 159 89 0.193 0.66 0.598 -0.405 0.6 27 7
HR: A Ramirez (6, off J Patterson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SH: R Hill (1, off J Patterson); R Theriot (3, off C Cordero).
TB: A Ramirez 5; J Jones 2; D Lee; M Barrett; A Soriano; M DeRosa.
GIDP: D Lee (1).
RBI: M DeRosa (16); J Jones (9); R Theriot (10); A Ramirez (18); R Hill (1).
2-out RBI: J Jones.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee; R Theriot-D Lee.
PB: M Barrett (4).
Baserunning
CS: R Theriot (2, 2nd base by J Patterson/J Flores).

Washington Nationals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Patterson, L (1-5) 2 7 5 5 3 1 1 7.47 16 63 35 22 2 11 7 5 3 0 20 -0.201 1.12 -2.7
Levale Speigner 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2.84 5 22 7 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 -0.049 0.80 -0.6
Saul Rivera 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.92 7 25 15 9 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.021 0.17 1.1
Jesus Colome 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.66 4 21 13 5 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.012 0.21 0.6
Jon Rauch 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.28 4 11 8 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.10 0.6
Chad Cordero 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.40 4 17 11 7 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.36 0.6
Team Totals 8 8 5 5 8 7 1 5.62 40 159 89 50 12 27 15 10 4 0 20 3 3 -0.192 0.97 -0.6
J Patterson faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rich Hill, W (4-1) 6 6 1 1 1 4 0 1.73 25 93 59 32 6 21 5 13 6 0 59 0.217 0.86 2.3
Will Ohman 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.15 3 16 9 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.019 0.41 0.3
Rocky Cherry 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 5.79 4 16 11 6 1 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 -0.035 0.64 -0.9
Neal Cotts, H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 4 19 12 2 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.024 2.56 -0.3
Ryan Dempster, S (7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 3 13 8 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.082 1.03 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 2 10 0 3.00 39 157 99 46 14 39 8 17 7 0 59 2 1 0.307 0.66 2.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Hill 2 (3; F Lopez, F Lopez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Dan Iassogna.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 40,267.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 61° F, Wind 13mph in from Centerfield.

Starting Lineups

Washington Nationals         Chicago Cubs
1 Felipe Lopez SS 1 Alfonso Soriano LF
2 Ronnie Belliard 2B 2 Ryan Theriot SS
3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B 3 Derrek Lee 1B
4 Ryan Church CF 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Austin Kearns RF 5 Jacque Jones CF
6 Dmitri Young 1B 6 Michael Barrett C
7 Jesus Flores C 7 Matt Murton RF
8 Kory Casto LF 8 Mark DeRosa 2B
9 John Patterson P 9 Rich Hill P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-5 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R WSN J. Flores N. Cotts -17% 71% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Kearns Scores; Fick to 3B
t8 3-5 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O WSN K. Casto N. Cotts 12% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-5 2 -23 4,(0-2)  O WSN R. Langerhans N. Cotts 11% 94% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 12- 6,(1-2)  R CHC J. Jones J. Patterson 10% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lee Scores; Ramirez to 3B
b3 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  R CHC A. Ramirez J. Patterson 9% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Rich Hill facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O WSN F. Lopez R. Hill 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN R. Belliard R. Hill 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  WSN R. Zimmerman R. Hill -1% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  WSN R. Church R. Hill -1% 52% Zimmerman Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O WSN R. Church R. Hill 3% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' John Patterson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Patterson -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot J. Patterson 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Lee J. Patterson -4% 51% Theriot Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Lee J. Patterson 1% 52% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Ramirez J. Patterson 2% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive); Lee to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 6,(1-2)  R CHC J. Jones J. Patterson 10% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lee Scores; Ramirez to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Barrett J. Patterson -4% 60% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Rich Hill facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN A. Kearns R. Hill 3% 62% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t2 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O WSN D. Young R. Hill 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-1 2 --- 5,(0-2)  WSN J. Flores R. Hill -1% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t2 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O WSN K. Casto R. Hill 2% 65% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nationals' John Patterson facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC M. Murton J. Patterson 5% 71% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Murton to 2B
b2 1-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  CHC M. DeRosa J. Patterson 5% 76% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Murton to 3B
b2 1-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Hill J. Patterson -3% 73% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); DeRosa to 2B
b2 1-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Patterson -7% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot J. Patterson 1% 67% Walk
b2 1-0 2 123 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Lee J. Patterson -6% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Rich Hill facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN J. Patterson R. Hill 3% 63% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  WSN F. Lopez R. Hill -3% 60% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O WSN R. Belliard R. Hill 3% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  WSN R. Zimmerman R. Hill -3% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive); Lopez to 3B
t3 0-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  WSN R. Church R. Hill -3% 58% Walk; Zimmerman to 2B
t3 0-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  O WSN A. Kearns R. Hill 9% 67% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nationals' John Patterson facing 4-5-6
b3 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  R CHC A. Ramirez J. Patterson 9% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC J. Jones J. Patterson 2% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Barrett J. Patterson 4% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Jones to 2B
Levale Speigner replaces John Patterson pitching and batting 9th (change occurred mid-batter)
b3 2-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Murton J. Patterson 4% 86% Walk; Jones to 3B; Barrett to 2B
b3 2-0 0 123 4,(3-0)  R CHC M. DeRosa L. Speigner 5% 91% Walk; Jones Scores; Barrett to 3B; Murton to 2B
b3 3-0 0 123 5,(3-1)  R CHC R. Hill L. Speigner 3% 94% Walk; Barrett Scores; Murton to 3B; DeRosa to 2B
b3 4-0 0 123 5,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano L. Speigner -2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b3 4-0 1 123 5,(3-1)  R CHC R. Theriot L. Speigner 3% 95% Walk; Murton Scores; DeRosa to 3B; Hill to 2B
b3 5-0 1 123 3,(2-0)  OO CHC D. Lee L. Speigner -4% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.
Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Rich Hill facing 6-7-8
t4 0-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O WSN D. Young R. Hill 1% 93% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t4 0-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  WSN J. Flores R. Hill -2% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t4 0-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O WSN K. Casto R. Hill 2% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
Michael Restovich pinch hits for Levale Speigner (P) batting 9th
t4 0-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O WSN M. Restovich R. Hill 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Nationals' Saul Rivera facing 4-5-6
Saul Rivera replaces Michael Restovich (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez S. Rivera -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b4 5-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC J. Jones S. Rivera 1% 94% Walk
b4 5-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Barrett S. Rivera -1% 94% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b4 5-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Murton S. Rivera -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.
Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Rich Hill facing 1-2-3
t5 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  WSN F. Lopez R. Hill -2% 91% Hit By Pitch
t5 0-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO WSN R. Belliard R. Hill 4% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 0-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman R. Hill 0% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Nationals' Saul Rivera facing 8-9-1
b5 5-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. DeRosa S. Rivera -0% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b5 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Hill S. Rivera -0% 95% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b5 5-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Soriano S. Rivera -0% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 5.
Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Rich Hill facing 4-5-6
t6 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN R. Church R. Hill -3% 92% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t6 0-5 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  WSN A. Kearns R. Hill -4% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive); Church to 3B
t6 0-5 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  ROO WSN D. Young R. Hill 6% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Church Scores/No RBI
t6 1-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O WSN J. Flores R. Hill 1% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Nationals' Jesus Colome facing 2-3-4
Jesus Colome replaces Dmitri Young (1B) pitching and batting 6th
Kory Casto moves from LF to 1B
Ryan Langerhans replaces Saul Rivera (P) playing LF batting 9th
b6 5-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Colome -1% 94% Lineout: LF
b6 5-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee J. Colome 1% 95% Walk
b6 5-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Colome -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Jones J. Colome -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cubs 5.
Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Will Ohman facing 8-9-1
Will Ohman replaces Rich Hill pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O WSN K. Casto W. Ohman 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O WSN R. Langerhans W. Ohman 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  WSN F. Lopez W. Ohman -1% 95% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
Rocky Cherry replaces Jacque Jones (CF) pitching and batting 5th
Felix Pie replaces Will Ohman (P) playing CF batting 9th
t7 1-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  WSN R. Belliard R. Cherry -0% 95% Lopez Steals 2B
t7 1-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  WSN R. Belliard R. Cherry -0% 95% Passed Ball; Lopez to 3B
t7 1-5 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O WSN R. Belliard R. Cherry 2% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Nationals' Jon Rauch facing 6-7-8
Jon Rauch replaces Jesus Colome pitching and batting 6th
Felipe Lopez moves from SS to 2B
Josh Wilson replaces Ronnie Belliard (2B) playing SS batting 2nd
b7 5-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Barrett J. Rauch -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
b7 5-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Murton J. Rauch -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. DeRosa J. Rauch 0% 96% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b7 5-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC F. Pie J. Rauch -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Rocky Cherry facing 3-4-5
t8 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN R. Zimmerman R. Cherry -3% 93% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t8 1-5 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O WSN R. Church R. Cherry 3% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R WSN A. Kearns R. Cherry -4% 91% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Zimmerman Scores
Neal Cotts replaces Rocky Cherry pitching and batting 5th
Robert Fick pinch hits for Jon Rauch (P) batting 6th
t8 2-5 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  WSN R. Fick N. Cotts -4% 87% Walk
t8 2-5 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R WSN J. Flores N. Cotts -17% 71% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Kearns Scores; Fick to 3B
t8 3-5 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O WSN K. Casto N. Cotts 12% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-5 2 -23 4,(0-2)  O WSN R. Langerhans N. Cotts 11% 94% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Nationals' Chad Cordero facing 1-2-3
Chad Cordero replaces Robert Fick (PH) pitching and batting 6th
b8 5-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  CHC A. Soriano C. Cordero 1% 94% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b8 5-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Theriot C. Cordero -0% 94% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Soriano to 2B
b8 5-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee C. Cordero -1% 93% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b8 5-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez C. Cordero -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 5.
Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
Ryan Dempster replaces Neal Cotts pitching and batting 5th
t9 3-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN F. Lopez R. Dempster 4% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN J. Wilson R. Dempster 3% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman R. Dempster 1% 100% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 5.

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