September 29, 2007 Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 11
@BAL 10 BOS 6
MIN 4 CHW 3
DET 2 KCR 4
CLE 3 LAA 3
@OAK 2 SEA 5
TEX 1 TOR 5
TBD 3 CHC 4
@CIN 0 COL 11
ARI 1 HOU 3
ATL 2 LAD 6
SFG 5
(10) MIL 4
SDP 3
(11) NYM 13
FLA 0 WSN 4
@PHI 2 STL 7
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Citizens Bank Park, Attendance: 44,532

Saturday, September 29, 2007, 3:56PM
Time of Game: 3:09

Nationals

73-88

Won 1

4th, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       1  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    4 11  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2  6  2

W: M Chico (7-9), L: A Eaton (10-10), S: C Cordero (37)

Phillies

88-73

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .245  .660   11    2   2   2B,SF
R Belliard 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .755   21    2   1   SH
R Zimmerman 3B                2   1   2   1    3   0  .268  .792   24    3   2   2B
D Young 1B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .320  .872    6    5   0   
  J Maxwell PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .898         0   0   
  R Fick 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .614    1    0   1   
A Kearns RF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .266  .767   16    2   0   
R Church CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .813   18    2   0   GDP
  N Logan CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .645         1   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  D Jimenez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .752    5    0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Pena LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .769    9    0   0   
B Schneider C                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .235  .662   16    6   0   
M Chico P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334   12    0   1   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  R Langerhans CF             1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .577    5    3   0   
Totals                       36   4  11   3    4   6              144   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Zimmerman (43, off A Eaton); F Lopez (25, off K Lohse).

SF: F Lopez (6, off J Mesa).

SH: R Belliard (6, off K Lohse).

TB: F Lopez 3; R Zimmerman 3; A Kearns 2; M Chico; R Langerhans; R Belliard; B Schneider; W Pena.

GIDP: R Church (12).

RBI: R Zimmerman (91); F Lopez (50); D Young (74).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young.

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Rollins SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .869   10    2   2   GDP
C Utley 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .332  .978   13    1   5   
P Burrell LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .904   22    4   0   
R Howard 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .967   16    8   0   HR
A Rowand CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .311  .894   11    2   0   HR
J Werth RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .298  .863   21    1   0   2B
W Helms 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .667    9    2   0   
  G Dobbs PH-3B               1   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .784   16    0   1   
C Ruiz C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .727   14    6   1   
A Eaton P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .520    4    0   0   
  G Geary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Mesa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Lohse P                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .163  .371    4    1   0   
  J Romero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Victorino PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .773    5    0   0   
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    4   6              145   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Werth (11, off M Chico).

HR: A Rowand (27, off M Chico; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Howard (46, off J Rauch; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

TB: A Rowand 4; R Howard 4; J Werth 2; C Utley; J Rollins; C Ruiz.

GIDP: J Rollins (11).

RBI: R Howard (133); A Rowand (89).

2-out RBI: R Howard.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard.

E: C Ruiz (2); R Howard (12).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Rollins (1st base by M Chico).

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 Chico, W (7-9)               6     4   1   1    3   4   1   4.63   23   87-54   29· 9·16    6· 8· 2· 0     61    -     1.07   0.32
S Rivera, H (19)               0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.53    3   19-11    8· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.14  -0.06
J Rauch, H (33)                1.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   3.61    6   23-16   10· 0· 6    1· 4· 0· 0          2-0    1.28   0.13
C Cordero, S (37)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.36    3   14-10    7· 2· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   6   2          35  143-91   54·12·25    7·14· 4· 0          2-0

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Eaton, L (10-10)             2.1   5   1   1    2   0   0   6.29   14   48-27   16· 2· 9    7· 2· 3· 0     41    -     1.07  -0.03
G Geary                        1     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.41    4   11-7     4· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.49   0.02
J Mesa                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.11    2    8-4     3· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    1.25   0.01
K Lohse                        2.1   2   2   1    1   3   0   4.62   10   28-20   10· 3· 7    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.77   0.04
J Romero                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.99    3   10-5     3· 2· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    0.84  -0.07
T Gordon                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.81    4   14-11    8· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
B Myers                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.39    5   21-12    5· 2· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.02
Totals                         9    11   4   3    4   6   0          42  140-86   49·11·26   17· 9· 6· 0          6-3

M Chico faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Romero (4).

IBB: None.

PO: M Chico (2; J Rollins, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 44,532.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Philadelphia Phillies                
1. F Lopez              SS    1. J Rollins            SS 
2. R Belliard           2B    2. C Utley              2B 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. P Burrell            LF 
4. D Young              1B    4. R Howard             1B 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. A Rowand             CF 
6. R Church             CF    6. J Werth              RF 
7. W Pena               LF    7. W Helms              3B 
8. B Schneider          C     8. C Ruiz               C  
9. M Chico              P     9. A Eaton              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  4   11%  61% R Zimmerman     A Eaton         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Belliard Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  12-  2   -9%  56% R Church        G Geary         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   b 5   1  2-0  1--  1    7%  77% J Rollins       M Chico         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 2   2  0-1  123  6   -7%  55% R Belliard      A Eaton         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   b 7   1  4-1  12-  5    6%  87% S Victorino     J Rauch         Popfly: 3B (P's Right)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Eaton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  F Lopez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   50%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  4   61%  R Zimmerman     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Belliard Scores
   O      -2-  1   58%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B; Zimmerman to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  A Kearns        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Chico facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   57%  J Rollins       Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
          ---  2   54%  C Utley         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   57%  P Burrell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   60%  R Howard        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Adam Eaton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   58%  R Church        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   56%  W Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   57%  B Schneider     Walk
          1--  4   59%  M Chico         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Schneider to 2B
          12-  1   62%  F Lopez         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Schneider to 3B; Chico to 2B
   O      123  6   55%  R Belliard      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Chico facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   58%  A Rowand        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   53%  J Werth         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   57%  W Helms         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Werth to 3B
          --3  4   55%  C Ruiz          Walk
   O      1-3  4   61%  A Eaton         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Adam Eaton facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   64%  R Zimmerman     Walk
   O      1--  1   61%  D Young         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          1--  4   64%  A Kearns        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Zimmerman to 2B
                  Geoff Geary replaces Adam Eaton pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  2   56%  R Church        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Chico facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   51%  J Rollins       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   55%  C Utley         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      60%  P Burrell       Rollins Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  5   62%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Geoff Geary facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   65%  W Pena          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   71%  B Schneider     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Pena to 2B
   O      12-  2   68%  M Chico         Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home); Pena to 3B; Chico to 1B
                  Jose Mesa replaces Geoff Geary pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3  2   70%  F Lopez         Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Pena Scores
   O      1--  6   68%  R Belliard      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Chico facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   71%  R Howard        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   73%  A Rowand        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   71%  J Werth         Walk
   O      1--  6   74%  W Helms         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kyle Lohse facing 3-4-5
                  Kyle Lohse replaces Jose Mesa pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   77%  R Zimmerman     Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   74%  D Young         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   72%  A Kearns        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   70%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Chico facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   73%  C Ruiz          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   70%  K Lohse         Walk
   OO     1--  1   77%  J Rollins       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kyle Lohse facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   75%  W Pena          Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   74%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   73%  M Chico         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Chico facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   76%  C Utley         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   79%  P Burrell       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   81%  R Howard        Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   85%  F Lopez         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   84%  R Belliard      Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Lopez to 3B
          --3  5   85%  R Zimmerman     Walk
                  J.C. Romero replaces Kyle Lohse pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  3   90%  D Young         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lopez Scores; Zimmerman to 2B
                  Justin Maxwell pinch runs for Dmitri Young batting 4th
   O      12-  1   88%  A Kearns        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Zimmerman to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  R Church        Wild Pitch; Maxwell to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw); Zimmerman Scores/unER
   O      --3  6   92%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Matt Chico facing 5-6-7
                  Robert Fick replaces Justin Maxwell playing 1B batting 4th; Nook Logan replaces Ryan Church playing CF batting 6th
   R      ---  2   86%  A Rowand        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Saul Rivera replaces Matt Chico pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   89%  J Werth         Flyball: CF
                  Greg Dobbs pinch hits for Wes Helms batting 7th
          ---  9   86%  G Dobbs         Walk
          1--  3   81%  C Ruiz          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Dobbs to 2B
                  Jon Rauch replaces Nook Logan pitching and batting 6th; Ryan Langerhans replaces Saul Rivera playing CF batting 9th; Shane Victorino pinch hits for J.C. Romero batting 9th
   O      12-  5   87%  S Victorino     Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   O      12-  1   92%  J Rollins       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Phillies 1.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Gordon replaces Shane Victorino pitching and batting 9th; Greg Dobbs moves to 3B
   O      ---  4   91%  W Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   91%  R Langerhans    Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   90%  F Lopez         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Jon Rauch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   93%  C Utley         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   95%  P Burrell       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4   90%  R Howard        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   92%  A Rowand        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Phillies 2.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brett Myers facing 2-3-4
                  Brett Myers replaces Tom Gordon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   91%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   92%  R Zimmerman     Walk
   O      1--  1   91%  R Fick          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  5   91%  A Kearns        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fick to 2B
                  D'Angelo Jimenez pinch hits for Jon Rauch batting 6th
   O      12-  5   90%  D Jimenez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Chad Cordero facing 6-7-8
                  Chad Cordero replaces D'Angelo Jimenez pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  5   95%  J Werth         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   98%  G Dobbs         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  C Ruiz          Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Phillies 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation