August 27, 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 6
@LAA 5 BAL 11
CHW 3 CLE 9
@DET 7 TEX 3
@KCR 2 BOS 11
@NYY 3 MIN 6
@SEA 5 TBR 1
TOR 0 FLA 4
@ATL 1 HOU 4
CIN 1 NYM 6
@PHI 3 CHC 2
@PIT 0 SDP 5
ARI 4 SFG 4
COL 1 STL 5
MIL 3 WSN 5
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Nationals Park, Attendance: 22,907

Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:57

Dodgers

65-68

Lost 6

2nd, 3 GB

Joe Torre

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  2  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    4 12  2
Nationals       0  1  2   1  0  0   1  0  X    5  9  1

W: T Redding (9-8), L: G Maddux (6-11), S: J Hanrahan (6)

Nationals

48-85

Won 2

5th, 25½ GB

Manny Acta

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kemp CF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .810   17    0   0   CS
A Ethier RF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .277  .816   27    2   0   HR,2·2B
J Kent 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .740   17    3   2   
M Ramirez LF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .315  .960   17    1   0   
J Loney 1B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .300  .814   17   10   1   HR,2B
R Martin C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .791   13    4   2   
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .690   14    2   7   GDP
C Blake 3B                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .283  .822   13    1   3   HR,IW
G Maddux P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .109  .237    6    0   3   
  R Troncoso P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Pierre PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .642    7    0   0   
  C Park P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         1   0   
  M Sweeney PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .446    7    0   0   
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
Totals                       38   4  12   4    3   2              155   24  19

BATTING

2B: A Ethier 2 (28, 2 off T Redding); J Loney (33, off T Redding).

HR: A Ethier (17, off T Redding; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); C Blake (16, off T Redding; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Loney (11, off T Redding; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: C Blake (9, by T Redding).

TB: A Ethier 8; J Loney 7; C Blake 5; M Ramirez 2; N Garciaparra; R Martin.

GIDP: N Garciaparra (12).

RBI: C Blake 2 (72); J Loney (72); A Ethier (57).

2-out RBI: C Blake 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Troncoso-N Garciaparra-J Loney; N Garciaparra-J Kent-J Loney.

E: G Maddux (2); J Kent (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Kemp (9, 2nd base by T Redding/J Flores).

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Harris LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .778   11    5   0   GDP
C Guzman SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .298  .728   10    2   4   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   2   1   1    0   0  .267  .723   14    1   1   HR
L Milledge CF                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .261  .733   13    3   0   SB,HBP
R Belliard 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .274  .834   19    4   1   
  J Hanrahan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Flores C                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .258  .704    9    2   1   GDP
E Dukes RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .792   12    4   0   
E Bonifacio 2B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .241  .589   14    4   1   
T Redding P                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .175  .467    8    1   1   SH
  C Manning P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Shell P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Boone 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .711         1   0   
Totals                       32   5   9   4    1   4              110   27   9

BATTING

HR: R Zimmerman (9, off C Park; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

SH: T Redding (13, off G Maddux).

HBP: L Milledge (12, by G Maddux).

TB: R Zimmerman 4; C Guzman 2; E Bonifacio 2; E Dukes; L Milledge; W Harris; R Belliard.

GIDP: J Flores (7); W Harris (7).

RBI: R Zimmerman (35); R Belliard (41); J Flores (55); L Milledge (48).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Bonifacio-C Guzman-R Belliard.

E: C Guzman (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Milledge (18, 2nd base off G Maddux/R Martin).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux, L (6-11)             5.1   8   4   2    1   0   0   4.22   27   79-53   41· 2·10   19· 3· 3· 0     39    -     1.18  -0.21
R Troncoso                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.90    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.14   0.05
C Park                         1     1   1   1    0   1   1   2.74    4   16-13    6· 3· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.08
J Broxton                      1     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.65    3   13-11    5· 6· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     9   5   3    1   4   1          35  109-78   53·11·14   22· 4· 3· 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
T Redding, W (9-8)             6     8   3   3    1   0   3   4.54   26   96-63   49· 2·12    7·11· 7· 0     43    -     1.06   0.03
C Manning, H (5)               0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.01    3   12-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.24   0.05
S Shell, H (5)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.17    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.60   0.05
S Rivera, H (15)               0.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   3.59    6   20-14    8· 3· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.99  -0.17
J Hanrahan, S (6)              1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    5   23-14    8· 4· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          3-0    3.26   0.34
Totals                         9    12   4   4    3   2   3          41  153-98   70· 9·19   12·17· 7· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Redding (5; C Blake).

HBP: G Maddux (6; L Milledge).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Mark Wegner.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 22,907.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Washington Nationals                 
1. M Kemp               CF    1. W Harris             LF 
2. A Ethier             RF    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. J Kent               2B    3. R Zimmerman          3B 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. L Milledge           CF 
5. J Loney              1B    5. R Belliard           1B 
6. R Martin             C     6. J Flores             C  
7. N Garciaparra        SS    7. E Dukes              RF 
8. C Blake              3B    8. E Bonifacio          2B 
9. G Maddux             P     9. T Redding            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  5-4  123  2   18%  87% M Kemp          J Hanrahan      Flyball: LF
   t 8   0  5-3  1--  2  -15%  65% J Loney         S Rivera        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 3B
   t 8   0  5-3  1-3  4   11%  76% R Martin        S Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   t 5   1  4-2  ---  5  -11%  67% A Ethier        T Redding       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 7   1  3-4  ---  6   11%  88% R Zimmerman     C Park          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  M Kemp          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  6   48%  A Ethier        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   52%  J Kent          Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      -2-  4   55%  M Ramirez       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  W Harris        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   51%  C Guzman        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   50%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   40%  J Loney         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  2   36%  R Martin        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   43%  N Garciaparra   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   R      ---  5   33%  C Blake         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   34%  G Maddux        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   38%  L Milledge      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--      40%  R Belliard      Milledge Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   38%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Milledge to 3B
   RO     --3  2   40%  J Flores        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Milledge Scores
          ---  3   41%  E Dukes         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  2   43%  E Bonifacio     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Dukes to 2B
   O      12-  2   39%  T Redding       Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Nationals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   35%  M Kemp          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--      41%  A Ethier        Kemp Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  4   37%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   40%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Ethier to 3B
   O      --3  2   43%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   48%  W Harris        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   55%  C Guzman        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Harris to 2B
   O      12-  4   52%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Harris to 3B
   R      1-3  2   60%  L Milledge      Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Harris Scores; Zimmerman to 2B
   R      12-  7   70%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Zimmerman Scores/unER; Milledge to 2B
   OO     12-  1   62%  J Flores        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Nationals 3.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Tim Redding facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   55%  J Loney         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   60%  R Martin        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   65%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          -2-  4   63%  C Blake         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   69%  G Maddux        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   67%  E Dukes         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  4   69%  E Bonifacio     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   67%  T Redding       Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Bonifacio to 2B
   R      -2-  7   77%  W Harris        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bonifacio Scores/No RBI/unER
          1--  1   78%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Harris to 2B
   O      12-  2   75%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Nationals 4.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   78%  M Kemp          Lineout: RF (RF Line)
   R      ---  5   67%  A Ethier        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  6   70%  J Kent          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   71%  M Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B-P (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   74%  L Milledge      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   76%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Milledge to 3B
   O      --3  3   70%  J Flores        Fielder's Choice P; Milledge out at Hm/P-3B-C-SS-3B; Flores to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3   66%  E Dukes         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Nationals 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Tim Redding facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   70%  J Loney         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   72%  R Martin        Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
          ---  4   70%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   74%  C Blake         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   72%  E Bonifacio     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   74%  T Redding       Walk
                  Ramon Troncoso replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  1   69%  W Harris        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Nationals 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Charlie Manning facing 9-1-2
                  Charlie Manning replaces Tim Redding pitching and batting 9th; Juan Pierre pinch hits for Ramon Troncoso batting 9th
          ---  7   62%  J Pierre        Walk
   O      1--  2   69%  M Kemp          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   75%  A Ethier        Flyball: LF
                  Steven Shell replaces Charlie Manning pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   79%  J Kent          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chan Ho Park facing 2-3-4
                  Chan Ho Park replaces Juan Pierre pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   77%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  6   88%  R Zimmerman     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   87%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   87%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Nationals 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Saul Rivera facing 4-5-6
                  Saul Rivera replaces Steven Shell pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   80%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   65%  J Loney         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 3B
   O      1-3  4   76%  R Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   86%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   R      1-3  2   76%  C Blake         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Ramirez Scores; Loney to 2B
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Chan Ho Park batting 9th
          12-  7   69%  M Sweeney       Walk; Loney to 3B; Blake to 2B
                  Joel Hanrahan replaces Ron Belliard pitching and batting 5th; Aaron Boone replaces Saul Rivera playing 1B batting 9th
   O      123  2   87%  M Kemp          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Nationals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jonathan Broxton facing 6-7-8
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   85%  J Flores        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   84%  E Dukes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   84%  E Bonifacio     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Nationals 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Joel Hanrahan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   91%  A Ethier        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   96%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   92%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5  100%  J Loney         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Nationals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation