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9
Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 7:06PM
, Nationals Park
Attendance: 21,244, Time of Game: 3:00
Cubs
1
51-85
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Nationals
9
84-52
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Gio Gonzalez (18-7)
L: Chris Volstad (2-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  0
Nationals       1  0  4   0  0  1   3  0  X    9 13  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Mather CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .202 .556 11 9 -0.060 0.76 0.000 -0.060 -0.7 0 0
   Brett Jackson PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .699 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 1 0
Dave Sappelt RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .222 19 11 -0.035 0.34 0.000 -0.035 -0.8 4 0
Anthony Rizzo 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .290 .803 17 13 -0.022 0.22 0.000 -0.022 0.5 7 1 HR
Alfonso Soriano LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .259 .809 12 8 -0.031 0.41 0.000 -0.031 -0.5 0 0
   Bryan LaHair PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .788 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Starlin Castro SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .728 15 10 -0.026 0.29 0.002 -0.028 -0.4 2 3
Welington Castillo C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .793 10 6 -0.011 0.26 0.007 -0.017 0.1 5 0 2B
   Anthony Recker C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .399 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Josh Vitters 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .076 .278 12 6 0.030 0.50 0.043 -0.013 -0.3 0 1
   Alberto Cabrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jaye Chapman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Darwin Barney 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .662 6 3 -0.022 1.07 0.018 -0.040 0.0 2 3
   Adrian Cardenas PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .602 3 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Chris Volstad P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .136 .273 3 3 -0.033 1.40 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 1 1
   Tony Campana PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .580 1 1 -0.017 0.75 0.000 -0.017 -0.3
   Michael Bowden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Blake Parker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luis Valbuena 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .691 6 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 4 1 0 11 .125 .375 123 80 -0.227 0.42 0.070 -0.296 -3.3 24 9
2B: W Castillo (8, off G Gonzalez).
HR: A Rizzo (11, off C Stammen; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: A Rizzo 4; W Castillo 2; D Barney; S Castro.
RBI: A Rizzo (32).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Volstad-D Barney-A Rizzo.

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Bernadina CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .304 .798 20 14 0.145 0.51 0.151 -0.006 0.8 4 0 HR,SB
Bryce Harper RF 3 2 2 2 2 0 .259 .778 13 3 0.059 0.45 0.092 -0.033 2.3 3 0 2·HR
Ryan Zimmerman 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .282 .805 20 10 -0.022 0.41 0.017 -0.039 0.4 0 2 GDP
   Mark DeRosa PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .486 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 1 3 3 1 1 .270 .848 19 11 0.171 0.43 0.171 0.000 2.2 5 0 HR
   Corey Brown LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .625 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Morse LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .287 .766 23 15 0.017 0.23 0.023 -0.006 -0.4 1 0
   Craig Stammen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ian Desmond SS 5 1 1 1 0 3 .288 .829 21 12 -0.043 0.36 0.003 -0.046 -0.4 0 3 HR
Danny Espinosa 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .258 .746 10 7 -0.016 0.22 0.006 -0.023 0.5 0 1 HR,2B
Kurt Suzuki C 3 1 1 0 2 0 .223 .567 15 5 -0.011 0.22 0.003 -0.014 0.4 12 0 2·IW
Gio Gonzalez P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .294 10 7 -0.027 0.36 0.000 -0.027 -1.3 0 0
   Chad Tracy PH-1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .843 7 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.6 1 1
Team Totals 36 9 13 9 8 7 .361 1.366 158 87 0.273 0.35 0.466 -0.194 5.2 27 7
2B: D Espinosa (32, off C Volstad).
HR: B Harper 2 (17, 1 off M Bowden, 1 off C Volstad; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); R Bernadina (4, off C Volstad; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); I Desmond (21, off B Parker; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); D Espinosa (16, off B Parker; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); A LaRoche (28, off C Volstad; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: K Suzuki 2 (2, 2 by C Volstad).
TB: B Harper 8; D Espinosa 6; A LaRoche 6; R Bernadina 5; I Desmond 4; M Morse; K Suzuki; R Zimmerman.
GIDP: R Zimmerman (19).
RBI: A LaRoche 3 (90); B Harper 2 (47); R Bernadina (23); R Zimmerman (73); I Desmond (64); D Espinosa (50).
2-out RBI: A LaRoche.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
E: I Desmond (14).
Baserunning
SB: R Bernadina (15, 2nd base off C Volstad/W Castillo).

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
Chris Volstad, L (2-10) 5 9 5 5 4 2 3 6.23 27 89 46 32 7 7 11 10 4 0 27 -0.260 0.55 -2.6
Michael Bowden 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.39 5 24 16 9 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.009 0.05 -0.5
Blake Parker 0.1 3 3 3 2 0 2 6.00 6 20 9 5 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 -0.005 0.01 -3.1
Alberto Cabrera 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7.94 3 16 9 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.000 0.01 0.5
Jaye Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 9 7 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 13 9 9 8 7 6 10.12 44 158 87 54 18 15 12 17 6 0 27 3 1 -0.274 0.42 -5.2

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
Gio Gonzalez, W (18-7) 7 3 0 0 0 9 0 2.98 25 93 61 31 13 17 9 7 2 0 80 0.225 0.54 3.3
Craig Stammen 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.52 7 30 19 8 2 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.00 -0.0
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 0 11 1 1.00 32 123 80 39 15 26 11 10 2 0 80 0 0 0.226 0.35 3.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Volstad 2 (4; K Suzuki, K Suzuki).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Mike Estabrook.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 21,244.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 3mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Washington Nationals
1 Joe Mather CF 1 Roger Bernadina CF
2 Dave Sappelt RF 2 Bryce Harper RF
3 Anthony Rizzo 1B 3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 Alfonso Soriano LF 4 Adam LaRoche 1B
5 Starlin Castro SS 5 Mike Morse LF
6 Welington Castillo C 6 Ian Desmond SS
7 Josh Vitters 3B 7 Danny Espinosa 2B
8 Darwin Barney 2B 8 Kurt Suzuki C
9 Chris Volstad P 9 Gio Gonzalez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  R WSN R. Bernadina C. Volstad 10% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b1 0-0 2 --3 3,(2-0)  R WSN A. LaRoche C. Volstad 9% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bernadina Scores
b3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R WSN B. Harper C. Volstad 8% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR WSN A. LaRoche C. Volstad 7% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Zimmerman Scores
t3 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC J. Vitters G. Gonzalez -4% 57% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)

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' Gio Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Mather G. Gonzalez 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Sappelt G. Gonzalez 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Rizzo G. Gonzalez 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  WSN R. Bernadina C. Volstad 4% 58% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O WSN B. Harper C. Volstad -3% 55% Lineout: RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  WSN R. Zimmerman C. Volstad 2% 57% Bernadina Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O WSN R. Zimmerman C. Volstad -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bernadina to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 3,(2-0)  R WSN A. LaRoche C. Volstad 9% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bernadina Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  WSN M. Morse C. Volstad 2% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); LaRoche to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O WSN I. Desmond C. Volstad -4% 61% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Nationals' Gio Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC A. Soriano G. Gonzalez 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Castro G. Gonzalez 2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC W. Castillo G. Gonzalez 1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN D. Espinosa C. Volstad -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN K. Suzuki C. Volstad -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN G. Gonzalez C. Volstad -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Nationals' Gio Gonzalez facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC J. Vitters G. Gonzalez -4% 57% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHC D. Barney G. Gonzalez 4% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 0-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Volstad G. Gonzalez 3% 65% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Mather G. Gonzalez 3% 67% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  R WSN R. Bernadina C. Volstad 10% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R WSN B. Harper C. Volstad 8% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  WSN R. Zimmerman C. Volstad 2% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR WSN A. LaRoche C. Volstad 7% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Zimmerman Scores
b3 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN M. Morse C. Volstad -0% 93% Flyball: RF
b3 5-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN I. Desmond C. Volstad -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b3 5-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  WSN D. Espinosa C. Volstad 0% 94% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b3 5-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  WSN K. Suzuki C. Volstad 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b3 5-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O WSN G. Gonzalez C. Volstad -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 5.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Nationals' Gio Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
t4 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Sappelt G. Gonzalez 1% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 0-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Rizzo G. Gonzalez 1% 95% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t4 0-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano G. Gonzalez 0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 1-2-3
b4 5-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN R. Bernadina C. Volstad -0% 95% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b4 5-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  WSN B. Harper C. Volstad 0% 95% Walk
b4 5-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO WSN R. Zimmerman C. Volstad -1% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 5.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Nationals' Gio Gonzalez facing 5-6-7
t5 0-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Castro G. Gonzalez 1% 95% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
t5 0-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC W. Castillo G. Gonzalez 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Vitters G. Gonzalez 0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 4-5-6
b5 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  WSN A. LaRoche C. Volstad 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b5 5-0 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  WSN M. Morse C. Volstad 1% 98% Walk; LaRoche to 2B
b5 5-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O WSN I. Desmond C. Volstad -1% 97% Strikeout Looking
b5 5-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O WSN D. Espinosa C. Volstad -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); LaRoche to 3B; Morse to 2B
b5 5-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  WSN K. Suzuki C. Volstad 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b5 5-0 2 123 3,(2-0)  O WSN G. Gonzalez C. Volstad -1% 96% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 5.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Nationals' Gio Gonzalez facing 8-9-1
t6 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. Barney G. Gonzalez -2% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
Tony Campana pinch hits for Chris Volstad (P) batting 9th
t6 0-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Campana G. Gonzalez 2% 96% Bunt Popfly: C (Front of Home)
t6 0-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Mather G. Gonzalez 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Sappelt G. Gonzalez 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Michael Bowden facing 1-2-3
Michael Bowden replaces Tony Campana (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN R. Bernadina M. Bowden -0% 97% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
b6 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R WSN B. Harper M. Bowden 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 6-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman M. Bowden -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN A. LaRoche M. Bowden 0% 99% Walk
b6 6-0 2 1-- 9,(1-2)  O WSN M. Morse M. Bowden -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 6.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Nationals' Gio Gonzalez facing 3-4-5
t7 0-6 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O CHC A. Rizzo G. Gonzalez 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Soriano G. Gonzalez 0% 99% Lineout: RF
t7 0-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC S. Castro G. Gonzalez -0% 99% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t7 0-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC W. Castillo G. Gonzalez -1% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Castro to 3B
t7 0-6 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Vitters G. Gonzalez 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cubs' Blake Parker facing 6-7-8
Blake Parker replaces Michael Bowden pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R WSN I. Desmond B. Parker 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b7 7-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R WSN D. Espinosa B. Parker 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b7 8-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN K. Suzuki B. Parker 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
Chad Tracy pinch hits for Gio Gonzalez (P) batting 9th
b7 8-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  WSN C. Tracy B. Parker 0% 100% Walk; Suzuki to 2B
b7 8-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O WSN R. Bernadina B. Parker -0% 100% Lineout: RF; Suzuki to 3B
b7 8-0 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  WSN B. Harper B. Parker 0% 100% Walk; Tracy to 2B
Alberto Cabrera replaces Josh Vitters (3B) pitching and batting 7th
Luis Valbuena replaces Blake Parker (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b7 8-0 1 123 4,(3-0)  R WSN R. Zimmerman A. Cabrera 0% 100% Walk; Suzuki Scores; Tracy to 3B; Harper to 2B
Mark DeRosa pinch runs for Ryan Zimmerman (3B) batting 3rd
b7 9-0 1 123 8,(2-2)  O WSN A. LaRoche A. Cabrera -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 9-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O WSN M. Morse A. Cabrera -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 9.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Nationals' Craig Stammen facing 8-9-1
Craig Stammen replaces Mike Morse (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Chad Tracy moves from PH to 1B
Mark DeRosa moves from PR to 3B
Corey Brown replaces Adam LaRoche (1B) playing LF batting 4th
Adrian Cardenas pinch hits for Darwin Barney (2B) batting 8th
t8 0-9 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC A. Cardenas C. Stammen 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t8 0-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC L. Valbuena C. Stammen 0% 100% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
Brett Jackson pinch hits for Joe Mather (CF) batting 1st
t8 0-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Jackson C. Stammen 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 9-0, Cubs' Jaye Chapman facing 6-7-8
Jaye Chapman replaces Alberto Cabrera pitching and batting 7th
Anthony Recker replaces Welington Castillo playing C batting 6th
Adrian Cardenas moves from PH to 2B
Brett Jackson moves from PH to CF
b8 9-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN I. Desmond J. Chapman -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O WSN D. Espinosa J. Chapman 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN K. Suzuki J. Chapman 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Nationals 9.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Nationals' Craig Stammen facing 2-3-4
t9 0-9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC D. Sappelt C. Stammen 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 0-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC A. Rizzo C. Stammen -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
Bryan LaHair pinch hits for Alfonso Soriano (LF) batting 4th
t9 1-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. LaHair C. Stammen 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Castro C. Stammen 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Nationals 9.

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