July 5, 2007 Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 15
TBD 4 CHW 11
BAL 6 DET 12
CLE 3 NYY 7
MIN 6 OAK 3
SEA 2 LAA 5
@TEX 2 CIN 6
SFG 3 NYM 6
@HOU 2 ATL 8
@LAD 6 PIT 6
MIL 3 FLA 3
@SDP 2 STL 3
ARI 2 CHC 4
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 22,594

Thursday, July 5, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Cubs

43-41

Won 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: W Ohman (1-4), L: L Ayala (0-1), S: B Howry (4)

Nationals

34-51

Lost 1

5th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .305  .887    9    1   0   
M Fontenot 2B                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .365  .990   18    2   5   
D Ward 1B                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .327  .861   20   14   0   2B,SF
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .310  .916   23    1   2   
C Floyd RF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .761    9    0   0   
  M DeRosa PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .814    8    1   0   
J Jones CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .232  .623   13    2   0   2·2B
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Lee 1B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .334  .900         0   0   
K Hill C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .505   15    4   1   
C Izturis SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .596   15    2   4   
S Marshall P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .071   10    0   1   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Pagan PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .766    7    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Pie CF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .621    5    0   0   
Totals                       38   4  11   4    0   2              152   27  14

BATTING

2B: D Ward (5, off J Bergmann); J Jones 2 (13, 2 off J Bergmann).

SF: D Ward (1, off L Ayala).

TB: J Jones 4; M Fontenot 3; D Ward 3; A Soriano; A Pagan; A Ramirez; K Hill.

RBI: D Ward 2 (7); A Ramirez (50); M Fontenot (16).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Ohman-C Izturis-D Ward; S Marshall-C Izturis-D Ward.

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Logan CF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .217  .551   21    2   0   SB
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .701   15    4   3   2B
R Zimmerman 3B                3   1   2   0    1   0  .252  .735   15    3   1   
D Young 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .339  .906   14    8   1   3B
  D Jimenez PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .235         0   0   
  T Batista 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .495         1   0   
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .248  .684   11    2   0   SF
F Lopez SS                    2   0   2   0    2   0  .237  .625   16    2   4   2B,SB
B Schneider C                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .637   15    3   0   2·GDP
R Fick LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .526    7    1   0   
J Bergmann P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .095  .190    8    1   0   
  B Traber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Langerhans PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .594    2    0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Church PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .755    3    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   7   2    5   5              127   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Belliard (12, off S Marshall); F Lopez (15, off S Marshall).

3B: D Young (1, off S Marshall).

SF: A Kearns (3, off S Marshall).

TB: D Young 4; F Lopez 3; R Zimmerman 2; R Belliard 2.

GIDP: B Schneider 2 (9).

RBI: A Kearns (28); D Young (42).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D Young (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Logan (8, 2nd base off S Marshall/K Hill); F Lopez (11, 3rd base off S Marshall/K Hill).

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
S Marshall                     5.1   5   2   2    4   2   0   3.48   24   85-47   30· 3·14   10· 4· 4· 0     48    -     1.14  -0.03
W Ohman, W (1-4)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    1    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.74   0.08
M Wuertz, H (6)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.26    3    5-4     3· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.08
C Marmol, H (4)                1     2   0   0    1   2   0   1.03    6   18-12    4· 2· 6    0· 0· 3· 0          0-0    3.16   0.09
B Howry, S (4)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.14    3   12-9     6· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9     7   2   2    5   5   0          37  124-75   46· 6·23   14· 5· 8· 0          1-0

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bergmann                     5.1   6   2   2    0   2   0   3.47   22   88-60   41· 6·13    7· 8· 5· 0     50    -     0.95  -0.01
B Traber                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.94    3    7-5     4· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.29   0.05
L Ayala, L (0-1)               1     3   2   2    0   0   0   4.26    6   20-15   10· 1· 4    1· 0· 5· 0          0-0    1.75  -0.29
J Rauch                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    4   16-11    8· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.46   0.03
C Cordero                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.93    4   18-13   10· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         9    11   4   4    0   2   0          39  149-104  73· 8·23   15·12·10· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Bergmann (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - , 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 22,594.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 11mph in from Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Washington Nationals                 
1. A Soriano            LF    1. N Logan              CF 
2. M Fontenot           2B    2. R Belliard           2B 
3. D Ward               1B    3. R Zimmerman          3B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. D Young              1B 
5. C Floyd              RF    5. A Kearns             RF 
6. J Jones              CF    6. F Lopez              SS 
7. K Hill               C     7. B Schneider          C  
8. C Izturis            SS    8. R Fick               LF 
9. S Marshall           P     9. J Bergmann           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  2-0  1--  5  -25%  44% D Young         S Marshall      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Zimmerman Scores
   t 7   1  2-2  1-3  2   15%  77% M Fontenot      L Ayala         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pagan Scores; Soriano to 3B
   b 8   2  4-2  123  3   15%  93% B Schneider     C Marmol        Lineout: 1B
   t 6   0  0-1  1--  9   13%  83% D Ward          J Bergmann      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Fontenot Scores
   t 7   1  2-2  1--  2   12%  62% A Soriano       L Ayala         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Pagan to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Bergmann facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  A Soriano       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   46%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   45%  D Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Marshall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  N Logan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   50%  R Zimmerman     Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Bergmann facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  4   46%  C Floyd         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   48%  J Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   45%  K Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Marshall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  A Kearns        Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   47%  F Lopez         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      46%  B Schneider     Lopez Steals 3B
          --3  5   45%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  1   50%  R Fick          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Bergmann facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   48%  C Izturis       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   46%  S Marshall      Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  2   45%  A Soriano       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Marshall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  J Bergmann      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  N Logan         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  4   46%  R Belliard      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  4   45%  R Zimmerman     Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Bergmann facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   47%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   50%  D Ward          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      52%  A Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Ward to 2B
   R      -2-  8   63%  " "             Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 1B); Ward Scores
   O      1--  5   60%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   64%  J Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ramirez to 3B
   O      -23  3   58%  K Hill          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Sean Marshall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   61%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   57%  F Lopez         Walk
   OO     1--  2   64%  B Schneider     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jay Bergmann facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   62%  C Izturis       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   60%  S Marshall      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   59%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Sean Marshall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   62%  R Fick          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   65%  J Bergmann      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   63%  N Logan         Walk
          1--      61%  R Belliard      Logan Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   66%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jay Bergmann facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   70%  M Fontenot      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   R      1--  9   83%  D Ward          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Fontenot Scores
   O      -2-  4   80%  A Ramirez       Popfly: 2B
                  Billy Traber replaces Jay Bergmann pitching and batting 9th; Mark DeRosa pinch hits for Cliff Floyd batting 5th
          -2-  2   81%  M DeRosa        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to P)
   O      12-  4   78%  J Jones         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Ward to 3B
   O      1-3  1   75%  K Hill          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Sean Marshall facing 3-4-5
                  Mark DeRosa moves to RF
          ---  3   69%  R Zimmerman     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   R      1--  5   44%  D Young         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Zimmerman Scores
   RO     --3  2   46%  A Kearns        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Young Scores
          ---  2   42%  F Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  Will Ohman replaces Sean Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   50%  B Schneider     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Luis Ayala facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Ayala replaces Billy Traber pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   46%  C Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Angel Pagan pinch hits for Will Ohman batting 9th
          ---  7   50%  A Pagan         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   62%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Pagan to 3B
   R      1-3  2   77%  M Fontenot      Single to CF (Line Drive); Pagan Scores; Soriano to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   80%  D Ward          Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Soriano Scores
   O      1--  5   79%  A Ramirez       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-4, Michael Wuertz facing 8-9-1
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Angel Pagan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   83%  R Fick          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Ryan Langerhans pinch hits for Luis Ayala batting 9th
   O      ---  2   85%  R Langerhans    Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   87%  N Logan         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jon Rauch facing 5-6-7
                  Jon Rauch replaces Ryan Langerhans pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   86%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   85%  J Jones         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  4   85%  K Hill          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   84%  C Izturis       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-4, Carlos Marmol facing 2-3-4
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Jacque Jones pitching and batting 6th; Felix Pie replaces Michael Wuertz playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   88%  R Belliard      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   83%  R Zimmerman     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  1   75%  D Young         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Zimmerman to 2B
                  D'Angelo Jimenez pinch runs for Dmitri Young batting 4th
   O      12-  3   84%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   77%  F Lopez         Walk; Zimmerman to 3B; Jimenez to 2B
   O      123  3   93%  B Schneider     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Chad Cordero facing 9-1-2
                  Chad Cordero replaces Jon Rauch pitching and batting 9th; Tony Batista replaces D'Angelo Jimenez playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  5   92%  F Pie           Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   91%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  8   92%  M Fontenot      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   91%  D Ward          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-4, Bobby Howry facing 8-9-1
                  Bobby Howry replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 3rd; Derrek Lee replaces Carlos Marmol playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---  3   96%  R Fick          Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  Ryan Church pinch hits for Chad Cordero batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  R Church        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6  100%  N Logan         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Nationals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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