July 27, 2008 Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 38,660

Sunday, July 27, 2008, 4:10pm
Time of Game: 2:25

Nationals

38-67

Lost 6

5th, 19 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  5  1
Dodgers         0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    2  7  2

W: C Kershaw (1-3), L: J Bergmann (1-8), S: J Broxton (4)

Dodgers

52-52

Won 3

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   0   0    0   1  .249  .779   10    4   0   GDP
F Lopez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .620   14    0   0   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .720   15    1   1   SB
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .215  .633   21    0   0   
R Belliard 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .775   11    1   2   
L Milledge CF                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .240  .664   11    6   0   
P Lo Duca 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .591   11    5   0   
W Nieves C                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .276  .694   11    6   0   2B
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Bergmann P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    0   0   GDP
  C Manning P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Flores PH-C               1   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .778    2    1   0   
Totals                       30   0   5   0    1   9              117   24   3

BATTING

2B: W Nieves (5, off C Kershaw).

TB: W Nieves 3; L Milledge; R Zimmerman; J Flores.

GIDP: W Harris (4); J Bergmann (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Zimmerman-R Belliard-P Lo Duca.

E: W Nieves (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Zimmerman (1, 2nd base off C Kershaw/R Martin).

PO: R Zimmerman (1st base by C Kershaw).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .280  .645   12    1   0   
  A Jones CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .166  .517         0   0   
M Kemp CF-RF                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .293  .816   16    1   0   SB
R Martin C                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .298  .828   22    8   1   
J Kent 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .712   12    1   2   
  H Kuo P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .777         0   0   
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Loney 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .302  .827    9   10   1   HR
N Garciaparra SS              1   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .849    8    3   2   
  A Berroa SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .520    9    0   2   
C Blake 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .290  .831   18    0   3   GDP
A Ethier RF-LF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .787   13    1   0   
C Kershaw P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    0   1   
  C Park P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .092  .301    5    0   0   
  P Ozuna 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .642         2   1   
Totals                       30   2   7   2    4   7              136   27  13

BATTING

HR: J Loney (9, off J Bergmann; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: J Loney 4; M Kemp 2; R Martin 2; J Pierre 2.

GIDP: C Blake (4).

RBI: R Martin (49); J Loney (58).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Berroa-P Ozuna-J Loney; C Kershaw-N Garciaparra-J Kent; C Blake-J Loney-N Garciaparra.

E: N Garciaparra (3); C Kershaw (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Kemp (23, 2nd base off J Bergmann/W Nieves).

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, L (1-8)            6     6   2   2    3   5   1   4.13   26  102-63   37· 6·20    2·11· 5· 0     54    -     0.88   0.05
C Manning                      0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.37    2    8-6     2· 2· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.40   0.00
S Rivera                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.36    3   10-5     3· 0· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.63   0.03
L Ayala                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.66    3   10-7     3· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     7   2   2    4   7   1          34  130-81   45·10·26    4·13· 6· 0          1-0

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
C Kershaw, W (1-3)             6     4   0   0    1   5   0   4.53   22   86-57   33· 5·19   11· 4· 1· 0     68    -     1.01   0.30
C Park, H (1)                  1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.48    3    9-8     1· 5· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.78   0.13
H Kuo, H (6)                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.86    3    7-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.52   0.08
J Broxton, S (4)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.27    3   14-11    5· 2· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   9   0          31  116-82   42·13·27   14· 4· 3· 0          1-0

C Kershaw faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Rivera (3).

IBB: None.

PO: C Kershaw (1; R Zimmerman, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 38,660.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. W Harris             LF    1. J Pierre             LF 
2. F Lopez              SS    2. M Kemp               CF 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. R Martin             C  
4. A Kearns             RF    4. J Kent               2B 
5. R Belliard           2B    5. J Loney              1B 
6. L Milledge           CF    6. N Garciaparra        SS 
7. P Lo Duca            1B    7. C Blake              3B 
8. W Nieves             C     8. A Ethier             RF 
9. J Bergmann           P     9. C Kershaw            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-0  1--  4   11%  69% P Lo Duca       C Kershaw       Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Milledge out at 3B/1B-SS
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  1   10%  66% J Loney         J Bergmann      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 5   1  0-1  12-  4    9%  83% R Martin        J Bergmann      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pierre Scores; Kemp to 2B
   t 3   0  1-0  1--  1    9%  66% J Bergmann      C Kershaw       Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B (Front of Home)
   t 8   1  2-0  1--  1    8%  94% W Harris        H Kuo           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Clayton Kershaw facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  W Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  R Zimmerman     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--      52%  A Kearns        Zimmerman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Bergmann facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Pierre        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   55%  M Kemp          Walk
          1--      59%  R Martin        Kemp Steals 2B; Kemp to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  3   54%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      --3  3   50%  J Kent          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Clayton Kershaw facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   54%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  P Lo Duca       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Bergmann facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   66%  J Loney         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   69%  N Garciaparra   Walk
   OO     1--  2   62%  C Blake         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   61%  A Ethier        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Clayton Kershaw facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   57%  W Nieves        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   66%  J Bergmann      Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   67%  W Harris        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jay Bergmann facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   65%  C Kershaw       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   63%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   64%  M Kemp          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  2   67%  R Martin        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Kemp to 3B
   O      1-3  6   62%  J Kent          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Clayton Kershaw facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   65%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   62%  R Zimmerman     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   66%  A Kearns        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          1--      64%  R Belliard      Zimmerman Picked off 1B, safe on E1 (throw); Zimmerman to 2B
   O      -2-  5   68%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jay Bergmann facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   66%  J Loney         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   65%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  7   66%  C Blake         Walk
   O      1--  5   64%  A Ethier        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Clayton Kershaw facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   59%  L Milledge      Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
   OO     1--  4   69%  P Lo Duca       Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Milledge out at 3B/1B-SS
          ---  4   66%  W Nieves        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2- 10   71%  J Bergmann      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jay Bergmann facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   69%  C Kershaw       Lineout: LF
          ---  3   71%  J Pierre        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  2   74%  M Kemp          Single to CF (Fly Ball); Pierre to 2B
   R      12-  4   83%  R Martin        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pierre Scores; Kemp to 2B
   O      12-  2   81%  J Kent          Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   78%  J Loney         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Clayton Kershaw facing 1-2-3
                  Angel Berroa replaces Nomar Garciaparra playing SS batting 6th
   O      ---  2   81%  W Harris        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   83%  F Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   84%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jay Bergmann facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   83%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   82%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   81%  A Ethier        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Clayton Kershaw facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   75%  A Kearns        Walk
                  Chan Ho Park replaces Clayton Kershaw pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   81%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   85%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   89%  P Lo Duca       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Charlie Manning facing 9-1-2
                  Charlie Manning replaces Jay Bergmann pitching and batting 9th; Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Chan Ho Park batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   89%  J Pierre        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Saul Rivera replaces Charlie Manning pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   87%  M Kemp          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      88%  R Martin        Wild Pitch; Pierre to 2B
          -2-  7   88%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   86%  J Kent          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Hong-Chih Kuo facing 8-9-1
                  Hong-Chih Kuo replaces Jeff Kent pitching and batting 4th; Pablo Ozuna replaces Mark Sweeney playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  4   90%  W Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  Jesus Flores pinch hits for Saul Rivera batting 9th
          ---  2   85%  J Flores        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  1   94%  W Harris        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luis Ayala facing 5-6-7
                  Luis Ayala replaces Wil Nieves pitching and batting 8th; Jesus Flores moves to C
   O      ---  2   93%  J Loney         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  A Berroa        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   92%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jonathan Broxton facing 2-3-4
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Hong-Chih Kuo pitching and batting 4th; Andre Ethier moves to LF; Andruw Jones replaces Juan Pierre playing CF batting 1st; Matt Kemp moves to RF
   O      ---  6   96%  F Lopez         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   99%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  A Kearns        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Dodgers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation