July 26, 2008 Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 42,122

Saturday, July 26, 2008, 10:10pm
Time of Game: 2:17

Nationals

38-66

Lost 5

5th, 18 GB

Manny Acta

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

W: D Lowe (8-8), L: O Perez (3-8)

Dodgers

51-52

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

Joe Torre

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Harris LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .796   19    0   0   
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .787   20    2   4   2B
R Zimmerman 3B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .724   20    1   4   
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .218  .639   20    1   0   
J Flores C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .772   11    6   0   
L Milledge CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .664   12    5   0   
P Lo Duca 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .605   14    8   0   
F Lopez SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .628   12    0   2   
O Perez P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .448    1    0   0   
  G Mock P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Orr PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .409    4    0   0   
  S Shell P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Colome P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Casto PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .594    6    0   0   
Totals                       29   0   2   0    2   5              139   24  10

BATTING

2B: R Belliard (13, off D Lowe).

TB: R Belliard 2; W Harris.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Zimmerman-R Belliard-P Lo Duca; F Lopez-R Belliard-P Lo Duca.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .277  .641   13    0   0   
M Kemp RF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .290  .810   15    0   0   HR
R Martin C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .294  .822    9    5   1   2B
J Kent 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .721    8    0   2   
  J Loney 1B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .823    6    2   0   
N Garciaparra 1B              2   1   1   2    0   0  .282  .851   13   13   0   HR,SF
  P Ozuna 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .642    1    0   1   GDP
C Blake 3B                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .293  .838   12    2   1   2B
A Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .166  .517   15    5   0   GDP
A Berroa SS                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .210  .532   12    0   5   2B
D Lowe P                      3   0   2   1    0   0  .195  .390   10    0   1   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Wade P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   6  10   6    0   6              114   27  11

BATTING

2B: A Berroa (4, off O Perez); R Martin (19, off O Perez); C Blake (25, off O Perez).

HR: M Kemp (12, off O Perez; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); N Garciaparra (5, off O Perez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: N Garciaparra (1, off O Perez).

TB: N Garciaparra 4; M Kemp 4; C Blake 3; A Berroa 2; D Lowe 2; R Martin 2; J Loney; J Pierre.

GIDP: P Ozuna (3); A Jones (5).

RBI: M Kemp 2 (57); N Garciaparra 2 (19); D Lowe (5); A Berroa (3).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

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
O Perez, L (3-8)               4     8   6   6    0   3   2   4.38   20   75-48   27· 8·13    6· 6· 5· 0     25    -     0.47  -0.28
G Mock                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.35    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
S Shell                        2     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.80    6   16-15    7· 3· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
J Colome                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.24    3    8-7     6· 0· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   6    0   6   2          32  110-77   45·11·21    9· 8· 9· 0           -

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 (8-8)                8     1   0   0    1   4   0   3.74   26  107-68   33· 6·29   15· 6· 0· 0     83    -     0.49   0.23
J Beimel                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.76    2   12-6     2· 0· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
C Wade                         0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.91    3   19-11    9· 1· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2   5   0          31  138-85   44· 7·34   15· 7· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: O Perez (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Chris Tiller, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 42,122.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. W Harris             LF    1. J Pierre             LF 
2. R Belliard           2B    2. M Kemp               RF 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. R Martin             C  
4. A Kearns             RF    4. J Kent               2B 
5. J Flores             C     5. N Garciaparra        1B 
6. L Milledge           CF    6. C Blake              3B 
7. P Lo Duca            1B    7. A Jones              CF 
8. F Lopez              SS    8. A Berroa             SS 
9. O Perez              P     9. D Lowe               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3   15%  73% M Kemp          O Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pierre Scores
   b 4   0  0-3  ---  5    5%  91% N Garciaparra   O Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 1   0  0-2  ---  4    4%  77% R Martin        O Perez         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   t 4   2  3-0  12-  5    4%  86% J Flores        D Lowe          Strikeout Swinging
   t 4   1  3-0  ---  5   -4%  80% R Belliard      D Lowe          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

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      ---  5   52%  W Harris        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   54%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  J Pierre        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RR     1--  3   73%  M Kemp          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pierre Scores
          ---  4   77%  R Martin        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   77%  J Kent          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Martin to 3B
   RO     --3  5   78%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Martin Scores
   O      ---  6   78%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   80%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   81%  J Flores        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   82%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Odalis Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   81%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   80%  A Berroa        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   81%  D Lowe          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   79%  J Pierre        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   81%  P Lo Duca       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   83%  F Lopez         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   84%  O Perez         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Odalis Perez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   83%  M Kemp          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   82%  R Martin        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   81%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   83%  W Harris        Popfly: 3B
          ---  5   80%  R Belliard      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   83%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          -2-  5   82%  A Kearns        Walk
   O      12-  5   86%  J Flores        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Odalis Perez facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   91%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   93%  C Blake         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      94%  A Jones         Wild Pitch; Blake to 3B
   O      --3  5   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  7   95%  A Berroa        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Blake Scores
   R      -2-  2   97%  D Lowe          Single to CF (Line Drive); Berroa Scores
   O      1--  6   96%  J Pierre        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   96%  M Kemp          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-6, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   97%  L Milledge      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   98%  F Lopez         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Garrett Mock facing 3-4-5
                  Garrett Mock replaces Odalis Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  R Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   97%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-6, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
                  Pete Orr pinch hits for Garrett Mock batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  P Orr           Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   98%  W Harris        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   99%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Steven Shell facing 6-7-8
                  Steven Shell replaces Pete Orr pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  C Blake         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   98%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   98%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-6, Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   99%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   99%  A Kearns        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   99%  J Flores        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Steven Shell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   99%  D Lowe          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   99%  J Pierre        Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-6, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
                  James Loney replaces Jeff Kent playing 1B batting 4th; Pablo Ozuna replaces Nomar Garciaparra playing 2B batting 5th
   O      ---  2  100%  L Milledge      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8  100%  P Lo Duca       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jesus Colome facing 3-4-5
                  Jesus Colome replaces Steven Shell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  R Martin        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6  100%  J Loney         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  1  100%  P Ozuna         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-6, Joe Beimel facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Beimel replaces Derek Lowe pitching and batting 9th; Kory Casto pinch hits for Jesus Colome batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  K Casto         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6  100%  W Harris        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Cory Wade replaces Joe Beimel pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  7  100%  R Belliard      Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--     100%  R Zimmerman     Defensive Indifference; Harris to 2B
          -2-  7  100%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5  100%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation