August 28, 2007 Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 49,698

Tuesday, August 28, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Nationals

58-75

Lost 5

4th, 16 GB

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

W: C Billingsley (9-4), L: C Schroder (1-1), S: T Saito (36)

Dodgers

69-63

Won 3

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Logan CF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .272  .665   11    4   0   
F Lopez SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .242  .659   19    5   1   SB,GDP
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .799   14    1   2   
D Young 1B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .337  .911   14    6   1   2B,IW
A Kearns RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .750   12    1   0   HBP,GDP
R Church LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .761   17    4   0   HBP,GDP
R Belliard 2B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .732    6    1   1   3B
  D Jimenez 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .494    7    0   2   
B Schneider C                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .227  .641    6    1   1   SF
  W Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .724    5    0   0   
J Bergmann P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .254   10    1   2   
  T Batista PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .280  .718    3    0   0   HR
  C Schroder P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   1   
Totals                       31   3   8   3    1   8              124   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Young (35, off C Billingsley).

3B: R Belliard (1, off C Billingsley).

HR: T Batista (1, off C Billingsley; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SF: B Schneider (6, off C Billingsley).

IBB: D Young (4, by C Billingsley).

HBP: A Kearns (9, by C Billingsley); R Church (8, by C Billingsley).

TB: T Batista 4; D Young 3; R Belliard 3; F Lopez 2; N Logan; A Kearns.

GIDP: R Church (10); A Kearns (11); F Lopez (9).

RBI: T Batista (15); B Schneider (42); D Young (71).

2-out RBI: D Young.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bergmann-F Lopez-D Young.

E: J Bergmann (1); F Lopez (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Lopez (21, 2nd base off C Billingsley/R Martin).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .721   22    3   4   
J Pierre CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .669   10    1   0   
A Ethier RF-LF                3   0   0   1    0   1  .292  .818   22    3   0   SF
J Kent 2B                     3   2   2   1    1   0  .290  .860   13    1   3   HR
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .785   12    1   0   
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Saito P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Martin C                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .296  .853   18    9   0   2B,SB,CS,HBP
J Loney 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .801   11    6   0   
S Hillenbrand 3B              4   0   2   2    0   0  .251  .596   11    1   0   
C Billingsley P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .266    5    0   1   SH,GDP
  M Sweeney PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .255  .748    7    0   0   2B
  M Kemp RF                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .886    5    2   0   
Totals                       29   4   8   4    4   1              136   27   8

BATTING

2B: R Martin (28, off S Rivera); M Sweeney (9, off C Schroder).

HR: J Kent (17, off J Bergmann; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SF: A Ethier (7, off R King).

SH: C Billingsley (4, off J Bergmann).

HBP: R Martin (7, by J Bergmann).

TB: J Kent 5; M Sweeney 2; S Hillenbrand 2; R Martin 2; L Gonzalez; J Loney.

GIDP: C Billingsley (2).

RBI: S Hillenbrand 2 (28); J Kent (70); A Ethier (54).

2-out RBI: J Kent.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Kent-R Furcal-J Loney 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Martin (21, 2nd base off J Bergmann/B Schneider).

CS: R Martin (6, Pickoff (CS) Home by 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
J Bergmann                     6     6   3   3    1   1   1   4.56   25   89-55   38· 2·15    9·10· 3· 0     48    -     0.97  -0.01
C Schroder, L (1-1)            0.1   1   1   0    1   0   0   2.50    3   14-6     4· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.59  -0.05
R King                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.64    2    8-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    3.39  -0.14
S Rivera                       1.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   3.61    6   21-12    8· 2· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          2-0    1.21   0.08
Totals                         8     8   4   3    4   1   1          36  132-79   55· 4·20   13·12· 5· 0          4-1

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
C Billingsley, W (9-4)         7     8   3   3    1   6   1   3.50   29   99-61   33·10·18    8· 8· 4· 0     54    -     1.30   0.08
J Broxton, H (27)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.22    3    8-7     6· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.61   0.13
T Saito, S (36)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.36    3   17-10    4· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   8   1          35  124-78   43·14·21    9·10· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Billingsley (2; D Young).

HBP: J Bergmann (1; R Martin); C Billingsley 2 (3; A Kearns, R Church).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Paul Emmel.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 49,698.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. N Logan              CF    1. R Furcal             SS 
2. F Lopez              SS    2. J Pierre             CF 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. A Ethier             RF 
4. D Young              1B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. R Church             LF    6. R Martin             C  
7. R Belliard           2B    7. J Loney              1B 
8. B Schneider          C     8. S Hillenbrand        3B 
9. J Bergmann           P     9. C Billingsley        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-2  ---  3  -19%  54% T Batista       C Billingsley   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 6   0  3-2  12-  2   17%  68% R Church        C Billingsley   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Young to 3B
   b 2   1  1-0  123  3   13%  69% S Hillenbrand   J Bergmann      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kent Scores; Martin Scores; Loney to 2B
   t 5   0  3-2  1--  4   11%  69% F Lopez         C Billingsley   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  4  -10%  42% D Young         C Billingsley   Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lopez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  N Logan         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  F Lopez         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   53%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   R      1--  4   42%  D Young         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lopez Scores
          -2-  3   41%  A Kearns        Hit By Pitch
          12-  4   39%  R Church        Hit By Pitch; Young to 3B; Kearns to 2B
   O      123  3   45%  R Belliard      Popfly: 1B (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jay Bergmann facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   43%  R Furcal        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   41%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   40%  A Ethier        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chad Billingsley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   42%  B Schneider     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   44%  J Bergmann      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  N Logan         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jay Bergmann facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   51%  J Kent          Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Kent to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      -2-  6   47%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          -2-  4   49%  R Martin        Walk
          12-  3   55%  J Loney         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Kent to 3B; Martin to 2B
   RR     123  3   69%  S Hillenbrand   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kent Scores; Martin Scores; Loney to 2B
   O      12-  4   66%  C Billingsley   Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Loney to 3B; Hillenbrand to 2B
   O      -23  4   61%  R Furcal        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Chad Billingsley facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   57%  F Lopez         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   59%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging, Lopez Steals 2B
          -2-  4   56%  D Young         Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  2   67%  A Kearns        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jay Bergmann facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   64%  J Pierre        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   63%  A Ethier        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   73%  J Kent          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   74%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   72%  R Martin        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-3, Chad Billingsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   75%  R Church        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   68%  R Belliard      Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   RO     --3  1   67%  B Schneider     Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Belliard Scores
   O      ---  4   68%  J Bergmann      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jay Bergmann facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   66%  J Loney         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   68%  S Hillenbrand   Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   63%  C Billingsley   Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Chad Billingsley facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  N Logan         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   OO     1--  4   69%  F Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   70%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jay Bergmann facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   68%  R Furcal        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   66%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  3   65%  A Ethier        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Chad Billingsley facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   60%  D Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  5   51%  A Kearns        Single to RF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
   OO     12-  2   68%  R Church        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Young to 3B
   O      --3  2   74%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jay Bergmann facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   71%  J Kent          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   70%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: CF
          ---  7   71%  R Martin        Hit By Pitch
          1--      72%  J Loney         Martin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   69%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Chad Billingsley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   73%  B Schneider     Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
                  Tony Batista pinch hits for Jay Bergmann batting 9th
   R      ---  3   54%  T Batista       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   57%  N Logan         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   59%  F Lopez         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Chris Schroder facing 8-9-1
                  Chris Schroder replaces Tony Batista pitching and batting 9th; D'Angelo Jimenez replaces Ron Belliard playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---  2   55%  S Hillenbrand   Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Chad Billingsley batting 9th
          ---  7   62%  M Sweeney       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          -2-  5   65%  R Furcal        Walk
                  Ray King replaces Chris Schroder pitching and batting 9th
          12-  2   74%  J Pierre        Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Sweeney to 3B; Furcal to 2B
   RO     123  6   78%  A Ethier        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Sweeney Scores/unER; Furcal to 3B
                  Saul Rivera replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
          1-3  8   80%  J Kent          Walk; Pierre to 2B
   O      123  1   74%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Nationals 3, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-4, Jonathan Broxton facing 3-4-5
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 5th; Andre Ethier moves to LF; Matt Kemp replaces Mark Sweeney playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  1   79%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   83%  D Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   86%  A Kearns        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Saul Rivera facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   90%  R Martin        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   90%  J Loney         Groundout: 2B-1B; Martin to 3B
   O      --3  2   86%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          --3  5   86%  M Kemp          Walk
   O      1-3  3   83%  R Furcal        Martin Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (C-3B-C-SS); Kemp to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-4, Takashi Saito facing 6-7-8
                  Takashi Saito replaces Jonathan Broxton pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  5   90%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   96%  D Jimenez       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  Wily Mo Pena pinch hits for Brian Schneider batting 8th
   O      ---  5  100%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Dodgers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation