July 6, 2008 Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 7
TOR 1 TEX 11
@BAL 10 CHW 4
OAK 3 MIN 4
CLE 3 NYY 5
BOS 4
(10) DET 2
@SEA 1
(15) TBR 9
KCR 2 ARI 3
SDP 2 ATL 7
HOU 6
(17) CIN 6
WSN 5 FLA 10
@COL 5 MIL 11
PIT 6 NYM 4
@PHI 2
(12) LAD 5
@SFG 3 CHC 7
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 28,814

Sunday, July 6, 2008, 1:15pm
Time of Game: 2:56

Nationals

34-56

Lost 5

5th, 14½ GB

Manny Acta

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  2    5 10  2
Reds            0  0  0   3  2  0   0  1  X    6  7  1

W: E Volquez (11-3), L: C Balester (1-1), S: F Cordero (18)

Reds

43-47

Won 4

4th, 10½ GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez 2B                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .246  .647   16    1   4   2B
R Belliard 3B                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .215  .754   16    0   2   
C Guzman SS                   5   0   1   2    0   2  .313  .769   17    1   5   
A Kearns RF                   4   0   2   1    1   1  .194  .567   19    1   0   
D Young 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .273  .789   17    8   0   
  A Boone PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .730         0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Nieves PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .616    8    0   0   
P Lo Duca C-1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .587   13    4   0   GDP
W Pena LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .214  .534   20    6   0   
R Bernadina CF                3   1   2   0    0   0  .167  .334    9    1   0   
  J Colome P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Manning P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Flores C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .766    4    1   1   
C Balester P                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    4    0   0   HBP,SH
  W Harris CF                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .209  .677   10    1   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   5    3   9              153   24  12

BATTING

2B: F Lopez (16, off B Bray).

SH: C Balester (2, off E Volquez).

HBP: C Balester (1, by E Volquez).

TB: F Lopez 3; A Kearns 2; R Bernadina 2; D Young; C Guzman; R Belliard; W Pena.

GIDP: P Lo Duca (6).

RBI: C Guzman 2 (29); R Belliard (25); A Kearns (18); D Young (10).

2-out RBI: A Kearns; C Guzman.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: P Lo Duca (3); D Young (7).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston CF                 5   0   2   2    0   0  .343  .867   14    0   0   SB
J Keppinger SS                5   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .739   24    3   3   
K Griffey RF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .240  .752   20    4   0   
B Phillips 2B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .292  .831   14    2   5   2B,SB
A Dunn LF                     4   1   1   3    0   2  .228  .901   20    0   0   HR
E Encarnacion 3B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .786   13    0   1   
J Votto 1B                    2   2   0   0    2   0  .281  .821   19    9   0   IW
D Ross C                      2   1   1   1    0   0  .245  .723   13    9   2   2B,HBP,SH
E Volquez P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .118    6    0   2   SH
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .564    1    0   0   
  B Bray P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Bruce PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .790    3    0   0   
  F Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   6   7   6    4   4              147   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Phillips (18, off C Balester); D Ross (7, off C Balester).

HR: A Dunn (22, off C Balester; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: E Volquez (4, off C Balester); D Ross (5, off J Rauch).

IBB: J Votto (2, by C Balester).

HBP: D Ross (1, by C Balester).

TB: A Dunn 4; B Phillips 3; D Ross 2; J Hairston 2; E Encarnacion.

RBI: A Dunn 3 (52); J Hairston 2 (19); D Ross (8).

2-out RBI: A Dunn 3; J Hairston.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Votto.

E: J Votto (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Hairston (15, 2nd base off J Colome/P Lo Duca); B Phillips (18, 2nd base off C Manning/P Lo Duca).

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
C Balester, L (1-1)            5.2   4   5   5    3   3   1   5.06   26  102-59   34· 7·18   10· 8· 1· 0     41    -     0.83  -0.35
J Colome                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.71    3    8-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.83   0.01
C Manning                      0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.58    3   13-7     3· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.86   0.05
J Rauch                        1     2   1   0    0   0   0   2.44    6   20-11    7· 2· 2    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.39  -0.03
Totals                         8     7   6   5    4   4   1          38  143-81   47·12·22   15·11· 3· 0          4-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Volquez, W (11-3)            6     5   3   3    3   3   0   2.36   26   89-53   30·12·11   12· 4· 3· 0     50    -     1.13   0.00
B Bray, H (5)                  1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.67    4   17-12    6· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.42   0.07
J Burton, H (10)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.28    4   16-10    5· 3· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.46   0.08
F Cordero, S (18)              1     3   2   0    0   2   0   2.43    7   31-20   12· 2· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.65   0.04
Totals                         9    10   5   3    3   9   0          41  153-95   53·21·21   18· 6· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Balester (1; J Votto).

HBP: C Balester (2; D Ross); E Volquez (8; C Balester).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 28,814.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 4mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Cincinnati Reds                      
1. F Lopez              2B    1. J Hairston           CF 
2. R Belliard           3B    2. J Keppinger          SS 
3. C Guzman             SS    3. K Griffey            RF 
4. A Kearns             RF    4. B Phillips           2B 
5. D Young              1B    5. A Dunn               LF 
6. P Lo Duca            C     6. E Encarnacion        3B 
7. W Pena               LF    7. J Votto              1B 
8. R Bernadina          CF    8. D Ross               C  
9. C Balester           P     9. E Volquez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  3-0  12-  5   30%  51% A Dunn          C Balester      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Griffey Scores; Phillips Scores
   b 5   0  3-3  1--  2   15%  77% D Ross          C Balester      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Votto Scores
   t 9   2  6-5  12-  8   14% 100% W Nieves        F Cordero       Strikeout Looking
   t 3   1  0-3  123  4    9%  24% P Lo Duca       E Volquez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 3   0  0-0  123  1   -8%  24% R Belliard      E Volquez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Bernadina Scores; Balester to 3B; Lopez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Edinson Volquez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  F Lopez         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   54%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   55%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Collin Balester facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   51%  J Keppinger     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Edinson Volquez facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   46%  A Kearns        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   50%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   53%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      1--  5   55%  W Pena          Lineout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Collin Balester facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4   51%  A Dunn          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   50%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Edinson Volquez facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   46%  R Bernadina     Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
          1--  2   40%  C Balester      Hit By Pitch; Bernadina to 2B
          12-  4   32%  F Lopez         Walk; Bernadina to 3B; Balester to 2B
   R      123  1   24%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Bernadina Scores; Balester to 3B; Lopez to 2B
   RO     123  3   24%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Balester Scores; Lopez to 3B
          1-3  4   22%  A Kearns        Walk; Guzman to 2B
   R      123  7   15%  D Young         Walk; Lopez Scores; Guzman to 3B; Kearns to 2B
   OO     123  4   24%  P Lo Duca       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Collin Balester facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   22%  J Votto         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   20%  D Ross          Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   19%  E Volquez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Edinson Volquez facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   17%  W Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   14%  R Bernadina     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pena to 2B
   O      12-  2   14%  C Balester      Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Pena to 3B; Bernadina to 2B
   O      -23  3   18%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -23  2   22%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Collin Balester facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   19%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   18%  J Keppinger     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   19%  K Griffey       Walk
          1--  2   21%  B Phillips      Single to SS (Line Drive); Griffey to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   51%  A Dunn          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Griffey Scores; Phillips Scores
   O      ---  2   50%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Tied 3-3, Edinson Volquez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  A Kearns        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   57%  D Young         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Collin Balester facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   61%  J Votto         Walk
   R      1--  2   77%  D Ross          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Votto Scores
          -2-  3   82%  E Volquez       Reached on E3 (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Ross to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   81%  J Hairston      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ross Scores
   O      1--  3   79%  J Keppinger     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   78%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-5, Edinson Volquez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   81%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   83%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   84%  R Bernadina     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Collin Balester facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   88%  B Phillips      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  7   86%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   83%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-  4   84%  J Votto         Intentional Walk
          12-  5   85%  D Ross          Hit By Pitch; Phillips to 3B; Votto to 2B
                  Jesus Colome replaces Roger Bernadina pitching and batting 8th; Willie Harris replaces Collin Balester playing CF batting 9th; Javier Valentin pinch hits for Edinson Volquez batting 9th
   O      123  1   81%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-5, Bill Bray facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Bray replaces Javier Valentin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   85%  W Harris        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   79%  F Lopez         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   84%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   89%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jesus Colome facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   90%  J Hairston      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      92%  J Keppinger     Hairston Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   91%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Hairston to 3B
                  Charlie Manning replaces Jesus Colome pitching and batting 8th
   O      --3  5   88%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B
          --3  5   89%  B Phillips      Walk
          1-3      89%  A Dunn          Phillips Steals 2B
   O      -23  3   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-5, Jared Burton facing 4-5-6
                  Jared Burton replaces Bill Bray pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   85%  D Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Aaron Boone pinch runs for Dmitri Young batting 5th
   O      1--  1   90%  P Lo Duca       Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
   O      1--  7   94%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jon Rauch facing 6-7-8
                  Jon Rauch replaces Aaron Boone pitching and batting 5th; Jesus Flores replaces Charlie Manning playing C batting 8th; Paul Lo Duca moves to 1B
          ---  2   95%  E Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   96%  J Votto         Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Encarnacion to 2B; Votto to 1B
   O      12-  2   96%  D Ross          Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Front of Home); Encarnacion to 3B; Votto to 2B
                  Jay Bruce pinch hits for Jared Burton batting 9th
   O      -23  3   94%  J Bruce         Fielder's Choice 2B; Encarnacion out at Hm/2B-C
   R      12-  4   97%  J Hairston      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Votto Scores/unER; Bruce to 3B
   O      1-3  3   96%  J Keppinger     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Reds 6.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-6, Francisco Cordero facing 8-9-1
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Jay Bruce pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Flores        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6  100%  W Harris        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   99%  F Lopez         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  6   96%  R Belliard      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Lopez to 3B; Belliard to 1B
   R      1-3  2   93%  C Guzman        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Lopez Scores/unER; Belliard to 2B
   R      12-  3   86%  A Kearns        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Belliard Scores/unER; Guzman to 2B
                  Wil Nieves pinch hits for Jon Rauch batting 5th
   O      12-  8  100%  W Nieves        Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Reds 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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