July 29, 2006 Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 13
@BAL 11 BOS 7
LAA 6
(11) SEA 3
@CLE 1 DET 8
@MIN 6 TBD 19
@NYY 6 OAK 7
TOR 4 KCR 5
@TEX 3 NYM 11
@ATL 3 CHC 4
STL 2 SDP 4
@COL 2 HOU 4
ARI 1 LAD 7
WSN 5 MIL 6
CIN 3 PHI 12
FLA 3 PIT 4
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 41,540

Saturday, July 29, 2006, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Nationals

46-58

Lost 2

5th, 16½ GB

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

W: D Lowe (8-7), L: M O'Connor (3-7), S: J Broxton (1)

Dodgers

49-55

Won 2

5th, 6 GB

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .289  .958   35    4   0   SB
F Lopez SS                    4   1   2   1    1   1  .266  .742   22    2   2   2·SB
R Zimmerman 3B                5   0   1   0    0   3  .288  .826   24    0   1   
N Johnson 1B                  5   1   1   2    0   1  .303  .967   22    7   1   HR
A Kearns RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .831   14    2   0   
M Anderson 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .271  .746   21    2   2   2B,SB
R Church CF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .244  .853   21    4   0   SB
B Schneider C                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .227  .594   16    3   1   
M O'Connor P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .188    8    0   0   
  T Hughes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Matos PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .212  .619    7    0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .956    2    0   0   
  M Bowie P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   5  10   5    3  12              192   24   7

BATTING

2B: M Anderson (10, off D Lowe).

HR: N Johnson (15, off D Lowe; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: N Johnson 4; M Anderson 3; F Lopez 2; L Matos; A Soriano; R Church; B Schneider; R Zimmerman.

RBI: N Johnson 2 (52); F Lopez (35); A Soriano (64); R Church (17).

2-out RBI: N Johnson 2; F Lopez; A Soriano.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Anderson-F Lopez-N Johnson; N Johnson-F Lopez.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Anderson (1, 2nd base off D Lowe/R Martin); A Soriano (26, 3rd base off D Lowe/R Martin); F Lopez 2 (29, 2nd base off D Lowe/R Martin 2); R Church (4, 2nd base off D Lowe/R Martin).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .278  .732   16    1   2   HR
J Repko CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .295  .862   14    2   0   SB,CS
J Drew RF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .276  .821   15    3   0   
O Saenz 1B                    1   2   0   0    2   1  .293  .888   24    4   1   HBP
  J Loney 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .595         1   0   
A Ethier LF                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .347  .946   14    3   0   SF
R Martin C                    3   1   2   4    1   0  .298  .824   13   12   0   HR,2B,IW
C Izturis 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .626   15    0   3   HBP
R Martinez 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .303  .740   12    0   0   GDP
D Lowe P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .209    4    1   0   GDP
  R Ledee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .738    5    0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Dessens P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .716    5    0   0   
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
Totals                       28   7   8   6    5   3              137   27   6

BATTING

2B: R Martin (18, off T Hughes).

HR: R Martin (5, off M O'Connor; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); R Furcal (6, off M O'Connor; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: A Ethier (6, off M O'Connor).

IBB: R Martin (4, by M O'Connor).

HBP: O Saenz (5, by M O'Connor); C Izturis (2, by T Hughes).

TB: R Martin 6; R Furcal 5; J Repko 2; A Ethier; R Martinez.

GIDP: D Lowe (1); R Martinez (8).

RBI: R Martin 4 (44); A Ethier (39); R Furcal (33).

2-out RBI: R Martin 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Repko (9, 3rd base off M O'Connor/B Schneider).

CS: J Repko (2, 2nd base by J Rauch/B Schneider).

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
M O'Connor, L (3-7)            4     6   7   7    5   0   2   5.12   23   81-42   29· 3·10    6· 9· 2· 0     17    -     1.13  -0.35
T Hughes                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   15-9     4· 0· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          3-3    1.15  -0.09
J Rauch                        2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.12    6   22-16   10· 2· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.47   0.06
M Bowie                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.26    3   13-8     2· 1· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8     8   7   7    5   3   2          36  131-75   45· 6·24    8·15· 3· 0          3-3

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lowe, W (8-7)                5     7   4   4    1   8   1   4.29   23  103-71   39·10·22    9· 2· 4· 0     44    -     1.03  -0.09
J Beimel, H (4)                0.2   2   1   1    2   2   0   3.74    6   30-18   11· 4· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.24  -0.12
E Dessens, H (13)              2.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.10    7   24-15   12· 0· 3    1· 5· 1· 0          3-0    1.44   0.26
J Broxton, S (1)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.33    4   18-13    6· 4· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.15   0.08
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3  12   1          40  175-117  68·18·31   12· 8· 6· 0          3-0

M O'Connor faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Beimel (4).

IBB: M O'Connor (5; R Martin).

HBP: T Hughes (1; C Izturis); M O'Connor (5; O Saenz).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 41,540.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 3mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. A Soriano            LF    1. R Furcal             SS 
2. F Lopez              SS    2. J Repko              CF 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. J Drew               RF 
4. N Johnson            1B    4. O Saenz              1B 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. A Ethier             LF 
6. M Anderson           2B    6. R Martin             C  
7. R Church             CF    7. C Izturis            3B 
8. B Schneider          C     8. R Martinez           2B 
9. M O'Connor           P     9. D Lowe               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  2-2  1--  3   18%  70% R Martin        M O'Connor      Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Saenz Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  4  -17%  35% N Johnson       D Lowe          Home Run (Fly Ball); Lopez Scores
   b 5   0  4-4  123  2   13%  89% R Martin        T Hughes        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Drew Scores; Saenz Scores; Ethier to 3B
   t 6   2  7-5  123  3   11%  84% R Zimmerman     E Dessens       Flyball: RF
   b 1   0  2-0  ---  3    9%  45% R Furcal        M O'Connor      Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  A Soriano       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   50%  F Lopez         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  8   52%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging, Lopez Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  4   35%  N Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball); Lopez Scores
   O      ---  3   36%  A Kearns        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike O'Connor facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   45%  R Furcal        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   49%  J Repko         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   47%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Repko to 2B
          -2-      50%  O Saenz         Repko Steals 3B
          --3  7   52%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  4   52%  A Ethier        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Repko Scores
   RR     1--  3   70%  R Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Saenz Scores
   O      ---  2   69%  C Izturis       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-4, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   63%  M Anderson      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      -2-  2   56%  R Church        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Anderson Scores
   O      1--  5   60%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   63%  M O'Connor      Strikeout (missed bunt)
          1--      62%  A Soriano       Church Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   53%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Church Scores
          1--  4   51%  F Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Soriano to 2B
          12-      49%  R Zimmerman     Soriano Steals 3B; Lopez Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike O'Connor facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   59%  R Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  1   51%  D Lowe          Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS
          ---  2   52%  R Furcal        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   50%  J Repko         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  N Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   53%  M Anderson      Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  R Church        Anderson Steals 2B
          -2-  8   51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   56%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike O'Connor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  J Drew          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   56%  O Saenz         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   54%  A Ethier        Groundout: SS-1B; Saenz to 2B
          -2-  5   55%  R Martin        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  C Izturis       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  M O'Connor      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  F Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike O'Connor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  R Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   51%  D Lowe          Flyball: RF
          ---  8   53%  R Furcal        Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  J Repko         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  N Johnson       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   57%  A Kearns        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike O'Connor facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   61%  J Drew          Walk
          1--  4   68%  O Saenz         Walk; Drew to 2B
          12-  1   76%  A Ethier        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Drew to 3B; Saenz to 2B
                  Travis Hughes replaces Mike O'Connor pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  2   89%  R Martin        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Drew Scores; Saenz Scores; Ethier to 3B
          -23  5   90%  C Izturis       Hit By Pitch
   ROO    123  3   87%  R Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ethier Scores/No RBI; Martin to 3B
                  Ricky Ledee pinch hits for Derek Lowe batting 9th
   O      --3  5   86%  R Ledee         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Dodgers 7.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-7, Joe Beimel facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Beimel replaces Ricky Ledee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   88%  M Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   90%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   88%  B Schneider     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Luis Matos pinch hits for Travis Hughes batting 9th
          1--      88%  L Matos         Wild Pitch; Schneider to 2B
          -2-  4   86%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Schneider to 3B
          1-3 10   82%  A Soriano       Walk; Matos to 2B
   R      123  5   73%  F Lopez         Walk; Schneider Scores; Matos to 3B; Soriano to 2B
                  Elmer Dessens replaces Joe Beimel pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   84%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 5, Dodgers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jon Rauch facing 1-2-3
                  Jon Rauch replaces Luis Matos pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   83%  R Furcal        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   84%  J Repko         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   82%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   81%  O Saenz         Repko Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Dodgers 7.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 5-7, Elmer Dessens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   84%  N Johnson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   87%  A Kearns        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   88%  M Anderson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Dodgers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jon Rauch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   87%  O Saenz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  A Ethier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   86%  R Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Dodgers 7.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 5-7, Elmer Dessens facing 7-8-9
                  James Loney replaces Olmedo Saenz playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  3   89%  R Church        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   92%  B Schneider     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Jon Rauch batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  D Ward          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Dodgers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Micah Bowie facing 7-8-9
                  Micah Bowie replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  C Izturis       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   92%  R Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Elmer Dessens batting 9th
   O      ---  5   92%  J Cruz          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Dodgers 7.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 5-7, Jonathan Broxton facing 1-2-3
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  9   96%  A Soriano       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   99%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   96%  R Zimmerman     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      96%  N Johnson       Defensive Indifference; Zimmerman to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Dodgers 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation