August 1, 2006 Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

AT&T Park, Attendance: 37,258

Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 7:15PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Nationals

48-59

Won 2

5th, 16 GB

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

W: L Hernandez (9-8), L: M Cain (7-8), S: C Cordero (19)

Giants

51-56

Lost 9

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  3   0   0   1    0   3  .287  .946   24    2   0   SF
F Lopez SS                    2   2   1   0    2   0  .270  .757   18    1   3   3B,SB
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   2   2    0   2  .289  .823   22    1   1   2B
N Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .296  .954   21   10   1   GDP,IW
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .843   17    1   0   
R Church CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .875   17    2   0   
M Anderson 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .269  .736   15    4   4   
B Schneider C                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .229  .595   10    5   0   
L Hernandez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .754    7    1   1   SH
  D Ward PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .968    4    0   0   2B
  B Castro PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Bowie P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Escobar PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.115    2    0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   4   6   3    4  10              157   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Ward (7, off V Chulk); R Zimmerman (32, off V Chulk).

3B: F Lopez (2, off M Cain).

SF: A Soriano (2, off M Cain).

SH: L Hernandez (9, off M Cain).

IBB: N Johnson (10, by V Chulk).

TB: F Lopez 3; R Zimmerman 3; B Schneider 2; D Ward 2.

GIDP: N Johnson (8).

RBI: R Zimmerman 2 (71); A Soriano (67).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Zimmerman-M Anderson-N Johnson.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Lopez (30, 2nd base off V Chulk/E Alfonzo).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Winn RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .745   18    5   0   2B
O Vizquel SS                  2   1   2   0    2   0  .306  .785   17    3   2   SB
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .761   25    5   1   
M Alou LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .285  .871   14    0   0   GDP
R Durham 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .280  .885   16    3   3   
S Finley CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .724   11    0   0   
S Hillenbrand 3B              4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .782   11    0   1   
E Alfonzo C                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .301  .892   15   10   0   
M Cain P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .424    2    0   0   2·SH
  T Linden PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .962    3    0   0   
  V Chulk P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       30   1   6   1    3   5              132   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Winn (25, off L Hernandez).

SH: M Cain 2 (5, 2 off L Hernandez).

TB: R Winn 2; E Alfonzo 2; O Vizquel 2; R Durham.

GIDP: M Alou (10).

RBI: R Durham (63).

2-out RBI: R Durham.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Durham-O Vizquel-M Sweeney.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel (16, 2nd base off L Hernandez/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
L Hernandez, W (9-8)           7     6   1   1    1   3   0   5.48   27   93-57   41· 6·10   11·10· 2· 0     63    -     1.37   0.37
M Bowie, H (4)                 0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.15    3   16-9     6· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.03
J Rauch, H (10)                0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.19    2    9-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.40   0.02
C Cordero, S (19)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.58    3   12-9     3· 3· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   5   0          35  130-78   51·10·17   15·10· 2· 0          1-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Cain, L (7-8)                7     4   2   2    2   7   0   4.74   26  110-69   40· 9·20    6· 6· 5· 0     66    -     0.95   0.14
V Chulk                        0.2   2   2   2    2   2   0   5.02    6   27-13    3· 6· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.15  -0.18
M Stanton                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.30    1    5-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.57   0.01
A Benitez                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.76    3    9-6     3· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   4    4  10   0          36  151-92   48·18·26    9· 7· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: M Cain (2).

WP: V Chulk (2).

IBB: V Chulk (1; N Johnson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 37,258.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 17mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          San Francisco Giants                 
1. A Soriano            LF    1. R Winn               RF 
2. F Lopez              SS    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. N Johnson            1B    4. M Alou               LF 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. R Durham             2B 
6. R Church             CF    6. S Finley             CF 
7. M Anderson           2B    7. S Hillenbrand        3B 
8. B Schneider          C     8. E Alfonzo            C  
9. L Hernandez          P     9. M Cain               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-0  -2-  3  -12%  64% R Durham        L Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Vizquel Scores
   t 8   1  1-2  -23  5   10%  93% R Zimmerman     V Chulk         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Castro Scores; Lopez Scores
   t 6   0  0-1  1--  3    9%  79% R Zimmerman     M Cain          Single to RF (Line Drive); Lopez to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  4    8%  50% M Alou          L Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3  6    8%  42% M Sweeney       L Hernandez     Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Winn out at Hm/P; Vizquel to 2B; Sweeney to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Cain facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  F Lopez         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   45%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   39%  R Winn          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-  4   33%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Line Drive); Winn to 3B
   O      1-3  6   42%  M Sweeney       Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Winn out at Hm/P; Vizquel to 2B; Sweeney to 1B
   OO     12-  4   50%  M Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Cain facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  N Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   50%  A Kearns        Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   45%  M Anderson      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  R Durham        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   49%  S Finley        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   50%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Cain facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   54%  B Schneider     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      57%  L Hernandez     Balk; Schneider to 2B
   O      -2-  6   55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Schneider to 3B
   RO     --3  5   57%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Schneider Scores
          ---  1   60%  F Lopez         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      --3  7   56%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Livan Hernandez facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   52%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   54%  M Cain          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Alfonzo to 2B
   O      -2-  1   58%  R Winn          Popfly: 3B
          -2-  5   57%  O Vizquel       Walk
   O      12-  6   62%  M Sweeney       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Cain facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   59%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   58%  A Kearns        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   57%  R Church        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Livan Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   60%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   62%  R Durham        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   63%  S Finley        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Cain facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   61%  M Anderson      Lineout: RF
          ---  2   64%  B Schneider     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   62%  L Hernandez     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Schneider to 2B
   O      -2-  4   58%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Livan Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   61%  S Hillenbrand   Flyball: LF
          ---  4   57%  E Alfonzo       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   60%  M Cain          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Alfonzo to 2B
   O      -2-  6   65%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Cain facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   69%  F Lopez         Walk
          1--  3   79%  R Zimmerman     Single to RF (Line Drive); Lopez to 3B
   ROO    1-3  5   74%  N Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Lopez Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  2   73%  A Kearns        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Livan Hernandez facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   67%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      64%  M Sweeney       Vizquel Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   71%  " "             Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   76%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   64%  R Durham        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Vizquel Scores
   O      1--  1   69%  S Finley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Matt Cain facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   66%  R Church        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   64%  M Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   63%  B Schneider     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Livan Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   68%  S Hillenbrand   Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   71%  E Alfonzo       Popfly: 1B
                  Todd Linden pinch hits for Matt Cain batting 9th
   O      ---  3   74%  T Linden        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vinnie Chulk facing 9-1-2
                  Vinnie Chulk replaces Todd Linden pitching and batting 9th; Daryle Ward pinch hits for Livan Hernandez batting 9th
          ---  4   80%  D Ward          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Bernie Castro pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 9th
          -2-      84%  A Soriano       Wild Pitch; Castro to 3B
   O      --3  5   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  6   81%  F Lopez         Walk
          1-3      83%  R Zimmerman     Lopez Steals 2B
   RR     -23  5   93%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Castro Scores; Lopez Scores
          -2-  4   94%  N Johnson       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   92%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Stanton replaces Vinnie Chulk pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   91%  R Church        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Micah Bowie facing 1-2-3
                  Micah Bowie replaces Bernie Castro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   94%  R Winn          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   90%  O Vizquel       Walk
   O      1--  5   94%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Jon Rauch replaces Micah Bowie pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4   91%  M Alou          Walk; Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  5   96%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Armando Benitez facing 7-8-9
                  Armando Benitez replaces Mike Stanton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  M Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  B Schneider     Groundout: 1B-P
                  Alex Escobar pinch hits for Jon Rauch batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  A Escobar       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Chad Cordero facing 6-7-8
                  Chad Cordero replaces Alex Escobar pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   99%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation