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BAL  9
@CHW  6

CLE  3
TOR  2

LAA  4
@DET  2

DET  3
LAA  2

KCR  6
TBD  5

TEX  5
@MIN  0

NYY 15
@OAK  6

BOS  6
@SEA  3

ARI 10
@COL  4

HOU  4
SFG  1

ATL  5
@LAD  1

STL  7
@NYM  6

CIN 12
@PHI  4

PIT  2
MIL  0

SDP  2
FLA  1

WSN  4
CHC  3

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 42,829

Saturday, May 14, 2005, 9:45PM
Time of Game: 0:00
Cubs
3
16-19
Lost 1
3rd, 6½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  1    3 10  0
Nationals       0  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  X    4  6  0
W: L Hernandez (6-2), L: C Zambrano (3-2), S: C Cordero (8)
Nationals
4
19-17
Won 1
3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                5   0   2   2    0   1  .266  .748   19    4   0   2B
N Perez SS                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .767   21    1   4   
D Lee 1B                      5   0   1   0    0   2  .364 1.148   18    7   1   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .816   25    1   0   
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .851   14    0   0   
J Dubois LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .261  .915   17    2   0   2B
J Hairston 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .687   15    1   2   HBP
H Blanco C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .450    8    6   0   
  M Fontenot PH               0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .600    3    0   0   HBP
C Zambrano P                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .350  .900    4    1   0   2B
  C Bartosh P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Macias PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .235  .572    1    0   0   
  T Wellemeyer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  T Hollandsworth PH          1   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .581    6    0   0   
  L Hawkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Barrett PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .734    5    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  10   3    0   8              156   24   8
BATTING
2B: C Zambrano (2, off L Hernandez); C Patterson (2, off L Hernandez); J Dubois (4, off L Hernandez).
HBP: M Fontenot (1, by C Cordero); J Hairston (6, by L Hernandez).
TB: C Patterson 3; J Dubois 2; C Zambrano 2; D Lee; M Barrett; J Macias; H Blanco; J Hairston; J Burnitz.
RBI: C Patterson 2 (16); J Macias (1).
2-out RBI: C Patterson.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. N Perez-J Hairston-D Lee.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wilkerson CF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .294  .847   17    0   0   2B
J Carroll 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .759   13    2   2   SH
J Guillen RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .301  .887   12    7   0   2B
N Johnson 1B                  3   1   0   0    0   1  .317  .922   14    5   0   HBP
V Castilla 3B                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .294  .857   20    2   0   IW
R Church LF                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .288  .785   12    2   0   
B Schneider C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .768    6    8   0   HBP
C Guzman SS                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .223  .553   12    1   1   
L Hernandez P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .670    9    0   1   GDP
  G Majewski P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   4   6   4    1   6              118   27   4
BATTING
2B: B Wilkerson (14, off C Zambrano); J Guillen (8, off L Hawkins).
SH: J Carroll (4, off C Zambrano).
IBB: V Castilla (3, by W Ohman).
HBP: B Schneider (2, by C Zambrano); N Johnson (4, by C Zambrano).
TB: J Guillen 2; B Wilkerson 2; V Castilla; C Guzman; R Church; J Carroll.
GIDP: L Hernandez (1).
RBI: V Castilla 2 (22); C Guzman (6); R Church (15).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zambrano, L (3-2)            3.1   4   4   4    0   4   0   4.09   17   61-40   23·10· 7    7· 4· 0· 0     40    -     1.22  -0.33
C Bartosh                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.31    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.12   0.06
T Wellemeyer                   2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.00    7   24-18   13· 2· 3    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.53   0.06
L Hawkins                      1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.60    5   16-10    6· 1· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
W Ohman                        0.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    3   13-6     1· 2· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.43   0.02
Totals                         8     6   4   4    1   6   0          33  118-77   45·16·16   12·10· 2· 0          4-0 
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 (6-2)           6.1   5   2   2    0   6   0   3.90   25  102-71   45·10·16    3·10· 5· 0     61    -     1.06   0.11
G Majewski, H (3)              1.2   3   0   0    0   1   0   1.98    8   29-19   13· 2· 4    2· 3· 2· 0          1-0    2.01   0.15
C Cordero, S (8)               1     2   1   1    0   1   0   1.06    6   25-17    8· 3· 6    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    3.39   0.07
Totals                         9    10   3   3    0   8   0          39  156-107  66·15·26    5·16· 8· 0          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: W Ohman (2; V Castilla).
HBP: L Hernandez (2; J Hairston); C Zambrano 2 (4; N Johnson, B Schneider); C Cordero (1; M Fontenot).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 42,829.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 66° F, Wind 18mph from Left to Right.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Washington Nationals                 
1. C Patterson          CF    1. B Wilkerson          CF 
2. N Perez              SS    2. J Carroll            2B 
3. D Lee                1B    3. J Guillen            RF 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. N Johnson            1B 
5. J Burnitz            RF    5. V Castilla           3B 
6. J Dubois             LF    6. R Church             LF 
7. J Hairston           2B    7. B Schneider          C  
8. H Blanco             C     8. C Guzman             SS 
9. C Zambrano           P     9. L Hernandez          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-0  123  5   22%  77% V Castilla      C Zambrano      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Wilkerson Scores; Carroll Scores; Johnson to 3B; Castilla to 2B
   t 9   1  4-3  12-  6   14%  86% N Perez         C Cordero       Flyball: LF
   t 9   2  4-3  12-  1   14% 100% D Lee           C Cordero       Popfly: 2B
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-  3  -12%  40% C Patterson     L Hernandez     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Zambrano Scores
   t 9   1  4-2  12-  4  -12%  72% C Patterson     C Cordero       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Fontenot Scores; Barrett to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Patterson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   54%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  J Carroll       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  A Ramirez       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  7   54%  J Burnitz       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  7   55%  J Dubois        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  N Johnson       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  7   51%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   52%  J Hairston      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   54%  H Blanco        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   52%  C Zambrano      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  3   40%  C Patterson     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Zambrano Scores
   O      -2-  2   43%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   40%  B Schneider     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   38%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   37%  L Hernandez     Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Livan Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   39%  D Lee           Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   41%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   42%  J Burnitz       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   50%  B Wilkerson     Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
          -2-  2   59%  J Carroll       Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Wilkerson to 3B
   O      1-3  5   51%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  1   56%  N Johnson       Hit By Pitch; Carroll to 2B
   RR     123  5   77%  V Castilla      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Wilkerson Scores; Carroll Scores; Johnson to 3B; Castilla to 2B
   R      -23  1   84%  R Church        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Castilla to 3B
          1-3  1   85%  B Schneider     Hit By Pitch; Church to 2B
   R      123  5   91%  C Guzman        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Castilla Scores; Church to 3B; Schneider to 2B
                  Cliff Bartosh replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123  4   85%  L Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Livan Hernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   79%  J Dubois        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  3   71%  J Hairston      Single to RF (Line Drive); Dubois to 3B
   O      1-3  3   78%  H Blanco        Lineout: SS
                  Jose Macias pinch hits for Cliff Bartosh batting 9th
   R      1-3  1   71%  J Macias        Single to RF (Fly Ball); Dubois Scores; Hairston to 2B
   O      12-  4   77%  C Patterson     Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      12-  3   82%  N Perez         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Wellemeyer replaces Jose Macias pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   81%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   82%  J Carroll       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   80%  J Guillen       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   79%  N Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Livan Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   82%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   84%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   85%  J Burnitz       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   84%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   83%  R Church        Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   82%  B Schneider     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Livan Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   86%  J Dubois        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   82%  J Hairston      Hit By Pitch
                  Gary Majewski replaces Livan Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4   76%  H Blanco        Single to RF (Line Drive); Hairston to 2B
                  Todd Hollandsworth pinch hits for Todd Wellemeyer batting 9th
   O      12-  6   83%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   89%  C Patterson     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-2, LaTroy Hawkins facing 8-9-1
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Todd Hollandsworth pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   88%  C Guzman        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   88%  G Majewski      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  B Wilkerson     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Gary Majewski facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   91%  N Perez         Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   86%  D Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   91%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  2   87%  J Burnitz       Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Lee to 3B
   O      1-3  1   94%  J Dubois        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-2, LaTroy Hawkins facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   94%  J Carroll       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   95%  J Guillen       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
                  Will Ohman replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   94%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   94%  V Castilla      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   93%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Chad Cordero facing 7-8-9
                  Chad Cordero replaces Gary Majewski pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  J Hairston      Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Henry Blanco batting 8th
          ---  3   92%  M Fontenot      Hit By Pitch
                  Michael Barrett pinch hits for Will Ohman batting 9th
          1--  5   84%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Line Drive); Fontenot to 2B
   R      12-  4   72%  C Patterson     Single to LF (Fly Ball); Fontenot Scores; Barrett to 2B
   O      12-  6   86%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  1  100%  D Lee           Popfly: 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Nationals 4.

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