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5
Sunday, May 15, 2005 1:07PM
, Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Attendance: 44,103, Time of Game: 2:40
Cubs
4
16-20
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 7½ GB
 at Nationals
5
20-17
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
L: Cliff Bartosh (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    4  8  3
Nationals       0  0  1   1  2  1   0  0  X    5  7  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Corey Patterson CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .259 .732 11 6 -0.086 1.60 0.113 -0.198 -0.2 4 0 SB,CS
Neifi Perez 2B-SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .271 .736 16 13 -0.167 1.27 0.000 -0.167 -1.3 1 3
Derrek Lee 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .353 1.116 11 9 -0.102 1.01 0.000 -0.102 -0.9 9 1
Jeromy Burnitz RF 2 2 0 0 2 1 .287 .848 22 10 0.027 1.07 0.070 -0.043 0.2 1 0
Michael Barrett C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .271 .743 10 6 0.106 1.81 0.189 -0.083 1.5 5 0
Jason Dubois LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .280 .941 10 9 0.178 1.35 0.233 -0.055 1.3 0 0 2B
Jose Macias 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .263 .616 14 9 0.031 1.38 0.100 -0.069 0.3 2 2
Ronny Cedeno SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 .313 .813 12 10 -0.001 1.46 0.068 -0.069 0.5 1 2
   Will Ohman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Greg Maddux P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .375 4 4 -0.118 1.10 0.000 -0.118 -1.6 1 0 GDP
   Ben Grieve PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .701 5 1 0.031 2.75 0.031 0.000 0.3
   Cliff Bartosh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jerry Hairston 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .680 11 9 -0.072 2.84 0.000 -0.072 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 4 9 .235 .580 126 86 -0.173 1.45 0.804 -0.976 -0.3 24 9
2B: J Dubois (5, off J Patterson).
TB: J Dubois 3; J Macias 2; R Cedeno 2; M Barrett 2.
GIDP: G Maddux (1).
RBI: M Barrett 2 (18); J Dubois (13); J Macias (2).
2-out RBI: M Barrett 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
E: M Barrett (3); N Perez 2 (3).
Baserunning
SB: C Patterson (4, 2nd base off J Patterson/B Schneider).
CS: C Patterson (1, 2nd base by J Patterson/B Schneider).

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brad Wilkerson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .293 .838 16 9 -0.064 0.88 0.014 -0.079 -0.6 0 0
Jamey Carroll 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .327 .741 14 10 -0.034 0.81 0.024 -0.057 -0.3 1 3
Jose Guillen RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .302 .887 14 8 0.107 0.88 0.131 -0.023 0.9 1 0
Nick Johnson 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .323 .955 19 10 0.314 1.16 0.375 -0.061 2.0 9 1 HR,2B
Vinny Castilla 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .293 .846 12 10 0.027 1.00 0.097 -0.070 0.0 3 1 SB
Ryan Church LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .273 .746 14 11 -0.036 1.25 0.051 -0.087 -0.4 0 0
Brian Schneider C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .255 .746 13 7 -0.048 1.36 0.017 -0.064 -0.5 10 2 SH
Cristian Guzman SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .226 .555 4 4 0.133 1.16 0.160 -0.026 0.7 2 1
John Patterson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .250 3 3 -0.048 0.91 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 1 2
   Hector Carrasco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeffrey Hammonds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .328 2 2 -0.025 1.07 0.000 -0.025 -0.3
   Luis Ayala P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chad Cordero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 7 4 1 5 .219 .586 111 74 0.326 1.05 0.869 -0.540 1.2 27 10
2B: N Johnson (9, off G Maddux).
HR: N Johnson (5, off G Maddux; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SH: B Schneider (1, off C Bartosh).
TB: N Johnson 6; V Castilla; C Guzman; B Wilkerson; J Guillen; J Carroll.
RBI: N Johnson 2 (21); B Schneider (11); J Guillen (22).
2-out RBI: N Johnson 2; J Guillen.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Guzman-B Schneider-N Johnson.
E: J Patterson (1).
Baserunning
SB: V Castilla (3, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Greg Maddux 5 7 4 4 1 2 1 4.15 23 68 46 32 2 12 10 10 6 0 38 -0.271 1.11 -1.6
Cliff Bartosh, L (0-2) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.13 5 15 10 7 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 -0.127 1.43 -0.5
Michael Wuertz 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.72 4 21 14 6 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.054 0.54 0.7
Will Ohman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 7 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.33 0.3
Team Totals 8 7 5 4 1 5 1 4.50 34 111 74 47 7 20 15 13 6 0 38 0 0 -0.328 1.45 -1.2

Washington Nationals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Patterson 5.2 7 4 4 4 6 0 2.98 27 86 57 36 10 11 9 9 3 0 41 -0.303 1.27 -1.9
Hector Carrasco, W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.96 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.106 4.27 0.8
Luis Ayala, H (6) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.04 7 23 15 8 2 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0.212 1.50 1.0
Chad Cordero, S (9) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.00 3 17 13 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.158 2.10 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 4 9 0 4.00 38 127 86 54 14 18 11 15 5 0 41 3 0 0.173 1.05 0.3
Balks: None.
WP: J Patterson (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - James Hoye.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 44,103.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 3mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Washington Nationals
1 Corey Patterson CF 1 Brad Wilkerson CF
2 Neifi Perez 2B 2 Jamey Carroll 2B
3 Derrek Lee 1B 3 Jose Guillen RF
4 Jeromy Burnitz RF 4 Nick Johnson 1B
5 Michael Barrett C 5 Vinny Castilla 3B
6 Jason Dubois LF 6 Ryan Church LF
7 Jose Macias 3B 7 Brian Schneider C
8 Ronny Cedeno SS 8 Cristian Guzman SS
9 Greg Maddux P 9 John Patterson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR WSN N. Johnson G. Maddux 31% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Guillen Scores
t6 3-4 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R CHC J. Dubois J. Patterson -17% 47% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Burnitz Scores
t1 0-0 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR CHC M. Barrett J. Patterson -16% 33% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Patterson Scores; Burnitz Scores
b6 4-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R WSN C. Guzman C. Bartosh 14% 75% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Church Scores/unER/No RBI
b3 0-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R WSN J. Guillen G. Maddux 11% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilkerson Scores; Carroll to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' John Patterson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC C. Patterson J. Patterson -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC N. Perez J. Patterson -2% 44% Patterson Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC N. Perez J. Patterson 4% 48% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. Patterson 3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHC J. Burnitz J. Patterson -1% 51% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Barrett J. Patterson -2% 49% Wild Pitch; Patterson to 3B; Burnitz to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR CHC M. Barrett J. Patterson -16% 33% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Patterson Scores; Burnitz Scores
t1 2-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Dubois J. Patterson 2% 34% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN B. Wilkerson G. Maddux -2% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN J. Carroll G. Maddux -2% 30% Flyball: CF
b1 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN J. Guillen G. Maddux -1% 29% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nationals' John Patterson facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Macias J. Patterson 2% 31% Groundout: P-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno J. Patterson 1% 32% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC G. Maddux J. Patterson 1% 33% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN N. Johnson G. Maddux 7% 40% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b2 0-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O WSN V. Castilla G. Maddux -5% 35% Popfly: 3B
b2 0-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O WSN R. Church G. Maddux -3% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
b2 0-2 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O WSN B. Schneider G. Maddux -4% 28% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nationals' John Patterson facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Patterson 2% 30% Strikeout Looking
t3 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC N. Perez J. Patterson 1% 31% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. Patterson 1% 32% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN C. Guzman G. Maddux -3% 29% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b3 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN J. Patterson G. Maddux -2% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN B. Wilkerson G. Maddux 1% 29% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-2 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  WSN J. Carroll G. Maddux 2% 31% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Wilkerson to 2B
b3 0-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R WSN J. Guillen G. Maddux 11% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilkerson Scores; Carroll to 2B
b3 1-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O WSN N. Johnson G. Maddux -5% 37% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nationals' John Patterson facing 4-5-6
t4 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Burnitz J. Patterson 2% 39% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Barrett J. Patterson -2% 37% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t4 2-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC J. Dubois J. Patterson -7% 30% Single to CF (Line Drive); Barrett to 3B
t4 2-1 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  R CHC J. Macias J. Patterson -7% 23% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Barrett Scores; Dubois to 2B
t4 3-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Cedeno J. Patterson -4% 19% Single to RF (Line Drive); Dubois to 3B; Macias to 2B
t4 3-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  OO CHC G. Maddux J. Patterson 11% 30% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-C-1B
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
b4 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  WSN V. Castilla G. Maddux 5% 35% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b4 1-3 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O WSN R. Church G. Maddux -4% 30% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  WSN B. Schneider G. Maddux 5% 35% Castilla Steals 2B; Castilla to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b4 1-3 1 --3 4,(2-1)  RO WSN B. Schneider G. Maddux 2% 37% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Castilla Scores
b4 2-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN C. Guzman G. Maddux 2% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b4 2-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN J. Patterson G. Maddux -3% 36% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Nationals 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nationals' John Patterson facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Patterson J. Patterson -4% 32% Reached on E1/Bunt
t5 3-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC N. Perez J. Patterson 3% 35% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
t5 3-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Lee J. Patterson 3% 38% Popfly: 2B (RF Line)
t5 3-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Burnitz J. Patterson 2% 41% Patterson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
b5 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN B. Wilkerson G. Maddux -3% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN J. Carroll G. Maddux -2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-3 2 --- 4,(3-0)  WSN J. Guillen G. Maddux 2% 37% Walk
b5 2-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR WSN N. Johnson G. Maddux 31% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Guillen Scores
b5 4-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN V. Castilla G. Maddux -1% 67% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Nationals 4.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Nationals' John Patterson facing 4-5-6
t6 3-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC J. Burnitz J. Patterson -6% 61% Walk
t6 3-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Barrett J. Patterson 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B; Burnitz to 2B
t6 3-4 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R CHC J. Dubois J. Patterson -17% 47% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Burnitz Scores
t6 4-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Macias J. Patterson 5% 52% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t6 4-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Cedeno J. Patterson -2% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive); Dubois to 3B
Ben Grieve pinch hits for Greg Maddux (P) batting 9th
t6 4-4 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  CHC B. Grieve J. Patterson -3% 47% Walk; Cedeno to 2B
Hector Carrasco replaces John Patterson pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Patterson H. Carrasco 11% 57% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Cliff Bartosh facing 6-7-8
Cliff Bartosh replaces Ben Grieve (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  WSN R. Church C. Bartosh 5% 62% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b6 4-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O WSN B. Schneider C. Bartosh -2% 60% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Church to 2B
b6 4-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R WSN C. Guzman C. Bartosh 14% 75% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Church Scores/unER/No RBI
Jeffrey Hammonds pinch hits for Hector Carrasco (P) batting 9th
b6 5-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O WSN J. Hammonds C. Bartosh -3% 72% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b6 5-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O WSN B. Wilkerson C. Bartosh -2% 70% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Nationals' Luis Ayala facing 2-3-4
Luis Ayala replaces Jeffrey Hammonds (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC N. Perez L. Ayala 4% 74% Lineout: 1B
t7 4-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Lee L. Ayala 3% 77% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t7 4-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC J. Burnitz L. Ayala 2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 2-3-4
Michael Wuertz replaces Cliff Bartosh pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN J. Carroll M. Wuertz -2% 78% Strikeout Looking
b7 5-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O WSN J. Guillen M. Wuertz -1% 76% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 5-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN N. Johnson M. Wuertz -1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Nationals' Luis Ayala facing 5-6-7
t8 4-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC M. Barrett L. Ayala 5% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Dubois L. Ayala 4% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Macias L. Ayala -3% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t8 4-5 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno L. Ayala 6% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 5-6-7
b8 5-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O WSN V. Castilla M. Wuertz -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
Will Ohman replaces Ronny Cedeno (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Jerry Hairston replaces Michael Wuertz (P) playing 2B batting 9th
Neifi Perez moves from 2B to SS
b8 5-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN R. Church W. Ohman -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 5-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O WSN B. Schneider W. Ohman -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Nationals' Chad Cordero facing 9-1-2
Chad Cordero replaces Luis Ayala pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-5 0 --- 11,(2-2)  O CHC J. Hairston C. Cordero 7% 91% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 4-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC C. Patterson C. Cordero 5% 96% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t9 4-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC N. Perez C. Cordero 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 5.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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