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Friday, April 25, 2008, 7:37PM
, Nationals Park
Attendance: 35,154, Time of Game: 2:50
Cubs
3
15-8
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Nationals
5
8-16
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Jon Rauch (2-0)
L: Bob Howry (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  1  0   0  1  0    3  8  1
Nationals       2  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  2    5  7  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Reed Johnson CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 .308 .749 14 12 -0.127 2.04 0.080 -0.207 -0.6 1 0 HBP
Ryan Theriot SS 4 0 2 1 1 0 .329 .859 18 8 0.063 1.62 0.248 -0.186 0.8 1 4 2B,2·CS
Derrek Lee 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .357 1.076 22 13 -0.101 1.54 0.036 -0.137 -0.4 9 1 2B
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .284 .959 15 8 0.098 1.63 0.132 -0.034 0.6 2 1
Kosuke Fukudome RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .346 .971 13 8 0.084 2.04 0.175 -0.091 0.1 1 0 2B
Mark DeRosa LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 .276 .848 21 12 -0.057 2.25 0.047 -0.103 -0.5 1 0 SH
Geovany Soto C 3 0 0 0 1 3 .338 1.019 18 9 -0.079 1.88 0.014 -0.093 -0.6 7 1 IW
Ronny Cedeno 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .343 .925 8 7 -0.071 0.96 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 2 4
   Daryle Ward PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .708 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Matt Murton PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 .100 .282 5 1 0.201 5.89 0.201 0.000 1.0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Howry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ryan Dempster P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 7 5 -0.071 0.89 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 1 1
   Henry Blanco PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .795 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Mike Fontenot PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .558 4 3 -0.146 4.84 0.000 -0.146 -0.8 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 8 3 6 9 .250 .728 145 86 -0.206 1.85 0.933 -1.139 -1.5 25 12
2B: K Fukudome (6, off O Perez); R Theriot (6, off O Perez); D Lee (7, off O Perez).
SH: M DeRosa (1, off L Ayala).
IBB: G Soto (2, by L Ayala).
HBP: R Johnson (5, by O Perez).
TB: R Theriot 3; K Fukudome 3; A Ramirez 2; D Lee 2; R Johnson.
RBI: A Ramirez (17); M Murton (3); R Theriot (7).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Cedeno-R Theriot-D Lee.
E: D Lee (2).
Baserunning
CS: R Theriot 2 (5, 3rd base by O Perez/J Estrada, 2nd base by L Ayala/W Nieves).

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .662 19 9 -0.110 1.06 0.000 -0.110 -0.9 5 1
Cristian Guzman SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .314 .813 12 7 0.061 1.03 0.097 -0.036 0.2 0 3
Ryan Zimmerman 3B 2 1 1 0 2 1 .230 .606 18 8 0.134 1.36 0.149 -0.015 1.0 1 3
Nick Johnson 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 .211 .796 17 13 -0.044 1.81 0.186 -0.230 0.2 7 0 HR,GDP
Lastings Milledge CF 2 0 2 1 2 0 .287 .769 17 7 0.205 1.58 0.243 -0.038 1.3 3 0 CS
Johnny Estrada C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .481 11 7 -0.069 0.90 0.000 -0.069 -0.8 7 1
   Luis Ayala P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike O'Connor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Saul Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aaron Boone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .653 1 1 -0.134 5.35 0.000 -0.134 -0.8
   Jon Rauch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Wily Mo Pena LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .353 13 8 -0.045 0.59 0.000 -0.045 -0.6 2 0
   Austin Kearns RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .202 .628 1 1 0.074 2.26 0.074 0.000 0.4 0 0
Rob Mackowiak RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .067 .289 15 7 -0.024 0.76 0.020 -0.044 -0.1 0 0
   Willie Harris LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .156 .589 6 4 -0.077 3.19 0.000 -0.077 -0.4 0 0
Odalis Perez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 4 3 -0.034 0.84 0.000 -0.034 -0.4 0 0 SH
   Wil Nieves C 2 1 1 2 0 0 .350 .935 4 4 0.355 1.66 0.365 -0.010 1.6 2 1 HR
Team Totals 30 5 7 5 5 7 .233 .776 138 79 0.292 1.37 1.134 -0.842 0.8 27 9
HR: W Nieves (1, off B Howry; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); N Johnson (3, off R Dempster; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: O Perez (1, off R Dempster).
TB: W Nieves 4; N Johnson 4; L Milledge 2; C Guzman; A Kearns; R Zimmerman.
GIDP: N Johnson (1).
RBI: N Johnson 2 (14); W Nieves 2 (3); L Milledge (8).
2-out RBI: N Johnson 2; L Milledge.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Nieves-F Lopez.
Baserunning
CS: L Milledge (3, 2nd base by R Dempster/G Soto).

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
Ryan Dempster 7 4 3 2 3 5 1 2.90 27 108 62 30 8 24 13 6 4 0 61 -0.038 0.89 0.5
Carlos Marmol 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.65 6 20 9 3 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.107 3.00 0.5
Bob Howry, L (0-2) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 7.30 3 10 8 5 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.363 2.79 -1.8
Team Totals 8.1 7 5 4 5 7 2 4.32 36 138 79 38 10 31 16 8 5 0 61 0 0 -0.294 1.85 -0.8

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
Odalis Perez 6 5 2 2 4 7 0 3.31 27 101 60 28 13 19 6 9 4 0 57 0.115 1.26 1.0
Luis Ayala, H (6) 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.65 7 24 14 10 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.132 2.70 -0.6
Mike O'Connor, BS (1) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 -0.201 5.89 -1.0
Saul Rivera 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.41 2 6 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.287 5.24 1.6
Jon Rauch, W (2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06 3 9 6 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.137 1.81 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 6 9 0 3.00 40 145 86 44 17 25 9 15 6 0 57 6 1 0.206 1.37 1.5
M O'Connor faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Dempster (1).
HBP: O Perez (3; R Johnson).
IBB: L Ayala (3; G Soto).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Jerry Layne.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 35,154.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Washington Nationals
1 Reed Johnson CF 1 Felipe Lopez 2B
2 Ryan Theriot SS 2 Cristian Guzman SS
3 Derrek Lee 1B 3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 Nick Johnson 1B
5 Kosuke Fukudome RF 5 Lastings Milledge CF
6 Mark DeRosa LF 6 Johnny Estrada C
7 Geovany Soto C 7 Wily Mo Pena LF
8 Ronny Cedeno 2B 8 Rob Mackowiak RF
9 Ryan Dempster P 9 Odalis Perez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  RR WSN W. Nieves B. Howry 37% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Kearns Scores
t8 2-3 1 123 5,(3-1)  R CHC M. Murton M. O'Connor -20% 32% Walk; Ramirez Scores; Fukudome to 3B; Soto to 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR WSN N. Johnson R. Dempster 19% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Zimmerman Scores
b6 2-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R WSN L. Milledge R. Dempster 16% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Guzman Scores/unER
t8 3-3 1 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot S. Rivera 15% 47% Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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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' Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Johnson O. Perez 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Theriot O. Perez 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. Lee O. Perez -2% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC A. Ramirez O. Perez -1% 51% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome O. Perez 4% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O WSN F. Lopez R. Dempster -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN C. Guzman R. Dempster -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  WSN R. Zimmerman R. Dempster 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR WSN N. Johnson R. Dempster 19% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Zimmerman Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN L. Milledge R. Dempster 1% 72% Walk
b1 2-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O WSN J. Estrada R. Dempster -2% 70% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Nationals' Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
t2 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa O. Perez 2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Soto O. Perez 2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Cedeno O. Perez 1% 75% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN W. Pena R. Dempster -2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 2-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  WSN R. Mackowiak R. Dempster 2% 75% Walk
b2 2-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O WSN O. Perez R. Dempster -1% 74% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak SS); Mackowiak to 2B
b2 2-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  WSN F. Lopez R. Dempster 0% 74% Wild Pitch; Mackowiak to 3B
b2 2-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O WSN F. Lopez R. Dempster -3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Nationals' Odalis Perez facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Dempster O. Perez 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Johnson O. Perez -3% 71% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R CHC R. Theriot O. Perez -12% 59% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Johnson Scores
t3 1-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Lee O. Perez 7% 66% Theriot Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t3 1-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee O. Perez -1% 64% Walk
t3 1-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC A. Ramirez O. Perez -2% 62% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Lee to 2B
t3 1-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome O. Perez 5% 67% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O WSN C. Guzman R. Dempster -2% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b3 2-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman R. Dempster -1% 64% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-1 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O WSN N. Johnson R. Dempster -1% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 2.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Nationals' Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
t4 1-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC M. DeRosa O. Perez -5% 58% Walk
t4 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Soto O. Perez 4% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno O. Perez 4% 66% Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
t4 1-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Dempster O. Perez 3% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN L. Milledge R. Dempster 3% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b4 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O WSN J. Estrada R. Dempster -3% 69% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b4 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN W. Pena R. Dempster -4% 65% Milledge Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN W. Pena R. Dempster -1% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Nationals' Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
t5 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC R. Johnson O. Perez -5% 59% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t5 1-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC R. Theriot O. Perez -8% 51% Walk; Johnson to 2B
t5 1-2 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee O. Perez 4% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Johnson to 3B
t5 1-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO CHC A. Ramirez O. Perez -1% 54% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Johnson Scores
t5 2-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC K. Fukudome O. Perez -5% 49% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ramirez to 3B
t5 2-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa O. Perez 8% 57% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
b5 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN R. Mackowiak R. Dempster -3% 54% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN O. Perez R. Dempster -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b5 2-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O WSN F. Lopez R. Dempster -1% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Nationals' Odalis Perez facing 7-8-9
t6 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC G. Soto O. Perez 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno O. Perez 2% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Dempster O. Perez 2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
b6 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  WSN C. Guzman R. Dempster 5% 63% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
b6 2-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  WSN R. Zimmerman R. Dempster 7% 70% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Guzman to 2B
b6 2-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OO WSN N. Johnson R. Dempster -14% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Guzman to 3B
b6 2-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R WSN L. Milledge R. Dempster 16% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Guzman Scores/unER
b6 3-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O WSN J. Estrada R. Dempster -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Nationals' Luis Ayala facing 1-2-3
Luis Ayala replaces Johnny Estrada (C) pitching and batting 6th
Wil Nieves replaces Odalis Perez (P) playing C batting 9th
t7 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Johnson L. Ayala 4% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 2-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC R. Theriot L. Ayala -5% 69% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t7 2-3 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO CHC D. Lee L. Ayala 10% 79% Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Theriot Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
b7 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN W. Pena R. Dempster -2% 77% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
b7 3-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN R. Mackowiak R. Dempster -1% 76% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b7 3-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN W. Nieves R. Dempster -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Nationals 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Nationals' Luis Ayala facing 4-5-6
Willie Harris replaces Rob Mackowiak (RF) playing LF batting 8th
Austin Kearns replaces Wily Mo Pena (LF) playing RF batting 7th
t8 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Ramirez L. Ayala -9% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 2-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC K. Fukudome L. Ayala -13% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ramirez to 2B
t8 2-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. DeRosa L. Ayala 0% 53% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Right); Ramirez to 3B; Fukudome to 2B
t8 2-3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  CHC G. Soto L. Ayala -1% 52% Intentional Walk
Mike O'Connor replaces Luis Ayala pitching and batting 6th
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Ronny Cedeno (2B) batting 8th
Matt Murton pinch hits for Daryle Ward batting 8th
t8 2-3 1 123 5,(3-1)  R CHC M. Murton M. O'Connor -20% 32% Walk; Ramirez Scores; Fukudome to 3B; Soto to 2B
Saul Rivera replaces Mike O'Connor pitching and batting 6th
Henry Blanco pinch hits for Ryan Dempster (P) batting 9th
Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Henry Blanco batting 9th
t8 3-3 1 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot S. Rivera 15% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-3 2 123 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Johnson S. Rivera 14% 61% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Nationals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 1-2-3
Carlos Marmol replaces Matt Murton (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Mike Fontenot moves from PH to 2B
b8 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O WSN F. Lopez C. Marmol -5% 56% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b8 3-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  WSN C. Guzman C. Marmol 5% 61% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b8 3-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  WSN R. Zimmerman C. Marmol 6% 67% Walk; Guzman to 2B
b8 3-3 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O WSN N. Johnson C. Marmol -8% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-3 2 12- 4,(3-0)  WSN L. Milledge C. Marmol 4% 63% Walk; Guzman to 3B; Zimmerman to 2B
Aaron Boone pinch hits for Saul Rivera (P) batting 6th
b8 3-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O WSN A. Boone C. Marmol -13% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Milledge to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Nationals 3.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Nationals' Jon Rauch facing 2-3-4
Jon Rauch replaces Aaron Boone (PH) pitching and batting 6th
t9 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Rauch 6% 56% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 3-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Lee J. Rauch 4% 60% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 3-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Rauch 3% 64% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Nationals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Bob Howry facing 7-8-9
Bob Howry replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 8th
b9 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  WSN A. Kearns B. Howry 7% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 3-3 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O WSN W. Harris B. Howry -8% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  RR WSN W. Nieves B. Howry 37% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Kearns Scores
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Nationals 5.

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