August 24, 2007 Washington Nationals at Colorado Rockies Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 3
TOR 0 MIN 7
@BAL 4 BOS 11
@CHW 3 BOS 10
@CHW 1 DET 9
NYY 6
(11) KCR 2
CLE 1 TBD 12
OAK 2 SEA 4
@TEX 2 CHC 6
@ARI 2 CIN 5
FLA 3 COL 6
WSN 5 PIT 8
@HOU 3
(15) NYM 5
LAD 2 SDP 14
@PHI 3 SFG 11
MIL 6 ATL 7
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 25,232

Friday, August 24, 2007, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:45

Nationals

58-71

Lost 1

4th, 15 GB

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

W: B Fuentes (1-5), L: C Cordero (2-3)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Rockies

65-63

Won 1

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Logan CF                    5   1   0   0    0   2  .283  .693   31    8   0   
D Jimenez SS                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .145  .511   19    0   2   SB
R Zimmerman 3B                4   1   3   3    0   0  .275  .798   20    0   2   HR
D Young 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .897   11    6   0   GDP
  R Fick 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .533         3   0   
A Kearns RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .743   16    1   0   
W Pena LF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .232  .736   16    2   0   HR
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .283  .739    8    1   1   
J Flores C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .230  .643   19    5   1   
S Hill P                      2   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .349    7    0   1   SH
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Batista PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .661    8    0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   5   9   5    1   6              155   26   8

BATTING

HR: R Zimmerman (20, off J Francis; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); W Pena (8, off T Buchholz; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SH: S Hill (5, off J Francis).

TB: R Zimmerman 6; W Pena 5; R Belliard 2; D Young; J Flores.

GIDP: D Young (8).

RBI: R Zimmerman 3 (75); D Young (69); W Pena (22).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: D Jimenez (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jimenez (1, 2nd base off J Francis/Y Torrealba).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .289  .740   17    2   2   3B,SB
T Tulowitzki SS               4   1   2   1    0   1  .295  .829   18    2   5   
M Holliday LF                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .334  .967    8    2   0   HR
T Helton 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .301  .886   17   10   0   2B
G Atkins 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .811   15    2   1   2B
  J Carroll PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .612         0   0   
B Hawpe RF                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .287  .914   18    2   0   
Y Torrealba C                 4   0   1   2    0   0  .268  .708   13    5   3   
C Sullivan CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .658   15    2   0   SH
J Francis P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .149  .375    8    0   1   
  T Buchholz P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .330         0   0   
  I Stewart PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .978    3    0   0   
  B Fuentes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Spilborghs PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .900    6    0   0   
Totals                       35   6   9   5    1   5              138   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Atkins (30, off C Cordero); T Helton (29, off S Hill).

3B: K Matsui (6, off S Hill).

HR: M Holliday (23, off C Cordero; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

SH: C Sullivan (1, off J Rauch).

TB: M Holliday 4; K Matsui 4; T Helton 3; G Atkins 2; T Tulowitzki 2; Y Torrealba.

RBI: Y Torrealba 2 (37); M Holliday 2 (99); T Tulowitzki (68).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton.

E: K Matsui (3); Y Torrealba (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Matsui (28, 2nd base off S Hill/J Flores).

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
S Hill                         7     4   1   1    0   5   0   2.31   25   94-68   38· 5·25    9· 7· 4· 0     70    -     1.11   0.37
L Ayala                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.63    3   11-8     5· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
C Cordero, L (2-3)             0     4   5   4    1   0   1   3.39    5   15-8     5· 1· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.35  -0.50
J Rauch, BS (6)                0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.09    4   13-8     5· 3· 0    3· 0· 1· 0          3-3    4.55  -0.48
Totals                         8.2   9   6   5    1   5   1          37  133-92   53· 9·30   14·10· 7· 0          3-3

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Francis                      6.1   7   4   2    1   4   1   4.32   29  119-77   47· 7·23   14· 5· 5· 0     50    -     1.06   0.03
T Buchholz                     1.2   2   1   1    0   1   1   4.27    6   14-11    7· 3· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          3-2    0.69  -0.10
B Fuentes, W (1-5)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.80    3   18-13    8· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   3    1   6   2          38  151-101  62·12·27   18· 7· 6· 0          3-2

C Cordero faced 5 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 25,232.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Colorado Rockies                     
1. N Logan              CF    1. K Matsui             2B 
2. D Jimenez            SS    2. T Tulowitzki         SS 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. M Holliday           LF 
4. D Young              1B    4. T Helton             1B 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. G Atkins             3B 
6. W Pena               LF    6. B Hawpe              RF 
7. R Belliard           2B    7. Y Torrealba          C  
8. J Flores             C     8. C Sullivan           CF 
9. S Hill               P     9. J Francis            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-5  -23  3   36% 100% K Matsui        J Rauch         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Hawpe Scores/unER/No RBI; Torrealba to 3B
   b 9   0  5-3  123  2   31%  83% Y Torrealba     J Rauch         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Helton Scores; Carroll Scores; Hawpe to 2B
   b 9   0  5-3  1--  1   26%  46% G Atkins        C Cordero       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Helton to 3B
   b 9   1  5-5  -23  6  -21%  64% R Spilborghs    J Rauch         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   t 7   1  1-2  123  2  -12%  10% R Zimmerman     T Buchholz      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Hill Scores/unER; Logan Scores/unER; Jimenez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Francis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  N Logan         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   50%  D Jimenez       Walk
          1--      48%  R Zimmerman     Jimenez Steals 2B
          -2-  9   44%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Jimenez to 3B
   R      1-3  1   38%  D Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jimenez Scores; Zimmerman to 2B
   O      12-  4   42%  A Kearns        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  5   46%  W Pena          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Shawn Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   49%  K Matsui        Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  T Tulowitzki    Matsui Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   58%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball); Matsui Scores
   O      1--  3   55%  M Holliday      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   52%  T Helton        Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  G Atkins        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Francis facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   46%  R Belliard      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Flores        Lineout: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   52%  S Hill          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Belliard to 2B
   O      -2-  7   55%  N Logan         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 1-1, Shawn Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   51%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   50%  C Sullivan      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Francis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  D Jimenez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  2   42%  R Zimmerman     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   44%  D Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   45%  A Kearns        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Shawn Hill facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   42%  J Francis       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   50%  K Matsui        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      --3  2   43%  T Tulowitzki    Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      --3  3   38%  M Holliday      Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 1.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Francis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   41%  W Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   38%  R Belliard      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  9   41%  J Flores        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   44%  S Hill          Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Shawn Hill facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   52%  T Helton        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   49%  G Atkins        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Helton to 3B
   O      --3  4   42%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  4   37%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 1.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Francis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   40%  N Logan         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   42%  D Jimenez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   43%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Shawn Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   39%  C Sullivan      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   37%  J Francis       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   35%  K Matsui        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 1.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Francis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   38%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   40%  A Kearns        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  7   38%  W Pena          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   41%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Shawn Hill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   37%  T Tulowitzki    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   34%  M Holliday      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   32%  T Helton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 1.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Francis facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   28%  J Flores        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   23%  S Hill          Reached on E2 (throw)/attempted forceout/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Flores to 2B
   O      12-  3   28%  N Logan         Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Hill to 2B
          12-  4   22%  D Jimenez       Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Hill to 3B; Logan to 2B
                  Taylor Buchholz replaces Jeff Francis pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  2   10%  R Zimmerman     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Hill Scores/unER; Logan Scores/unER; Jimenez to 2B
   OO     12-  1   14%  D Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Shawn Hill facing 5-6-7
                  Robert Fick replaces Dmitri Young playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  8   11%  G Atkins        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3    9%  B Hawpe         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2    8%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Rockies 1.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Taylor Buchholz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3    9%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  3    5%  W Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1    5%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4    5%  J Flores        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-5, Luis Ayala facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Ayala replaces Shawn Hill pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5    3%  C Sullivan      Flyball: LF
                  Ian Stewart pinch hits for Taylor Buchholz batting 9th
   O      ---  3    2%  I Stewart       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3    2%  K Matsui        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Rockies 1.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brian Fuentes facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Fuentes replaces Ian Stewart pitching and batting 9th; Tony Batista pinch hits for Luis Ayala batting 9th
   O      ---  8    2%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6    2%  N Logan         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4    2%  D Jimenez       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-5, Chad Cordero facing 2-3-4
                  Chad Cordero replaces Tony Batista pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1    5%  T Tulowitzki    Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RR     1--  1   11%  M Holliday      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tulowitzki Scores
          ---  6   20%  T Helton        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  1   46%  G Atkins        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Helton to 3B
                  Jamey Carroll pinch runs for Garrett Atkins batting 5th
          -23  6   52%  B Hawpe         Walk
                  Jon Rauch replaces Chad Cordero pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  2   83%  Y Torrealba     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Helton Scores; Carroll Scores; Hawpe to 2B
   O      12-  2   85%  C Sullivan      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Hawpe to 3B; Torrealba to 2B
                  Ryan Spilborghs pinch hits for Brian Fuentes batting 9th
   O      -23  6   64%  R Spilborghs    Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   R      -23  3  100%  K Matsui        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Hawpe Scores/unER/No RBI; Torrealba to 3B
        5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Rockies 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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