7:10 PM ET, April 26, 2008
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
W: C. Zambrano (4-1)
L: M. Chico (0-5)
Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/26)
| Game 1: Friday, April 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 26 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 27 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 2 | |
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7:10 PM ET, April 26, 2008
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
W: C. Zambrano (4-1)
L: M. Chico (0-5)
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Johnson CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .324 | ||
| a-F Pie PH-CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | ||
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .337 | ||
| D Lee 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .366 | ||
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .293 | ||
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .329 | ||
| M DeRosa LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | ||
| G Soto C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .316 | ||
| R Cedeno 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .375 | ||
| C Zambrano P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .176 | ||
| b-M Fontenot PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| M Wuertz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 | ||
| J Lieber P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | |||
| a-struck out looking for R Johnson in the 6th b-flied out to right for C Zambrano in the 8th c-flied out to left for M Wuertz in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Lee (8, M Chico); R Cedeno 2 (5, J Hanrahan, M Chico); A Ramirez 2 (8, J Hanrahan, J Colome) RBI: D Lee 3 (21), M DeRosa 2 (17), A Ramirez 2 (19) 2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Zambrano 1, R Cedeno 1, G Soto 1, A Ramirez 2, K Fukudome 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Theriot (6, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/J Estrada) CS: D Lee (1, 3rd base by M Chico/J Estrada) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Zambrano (1, throw); R Theriot (3, ground ball) DP: 2 (R Cedeno-R Theriot-D Lee, R Theriot-D Lee). Outfield Assist: F Pie (L Milledge at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Zambrano (W, 4-1) | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 114-69 | 2.21 | |
| M Wuertz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-6 | 5.56 | |
| J Lieber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-10 | 1.98 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 144-85 | ||
| PITCHING WP: C Zambrano HBP: N Johnson (By C Zambrano) Batters faced: C Zambrano 30; M Wuertz 3; J Lieber 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 9-6; M Wuertz 2-0; J Lieber 0-1 Game Scores: C Zambrano 68 | ||||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| F Lopez 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .269 | ||
| C Guzman SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .311 | ||
| R Zimmerman 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .231 | ||
| N Johnson 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .208 | ||
| L Milledge CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .286 | ||
| A Kearns RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .193 | ||
| J Estrada C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 | ||
| W Pena LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .159 | ||
| M Chico P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | ||
| a-R Mackowiak PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .063 | ||
| J Hanrahan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-W Harris PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .152 | ||
| J Colome P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-A Boone PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | |||
| a-grounded to first for M Chico in the 4th b-popped out to first for C Cordero in the 7th c-popped out to second for J Colome in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Guzman (7, C Zambrano) GIDP: C Guzman, L Milledge Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Zimmerman 2, L Milledge 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Chico (L, 0-5) | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 85-51 | 6.68 | |
| J Hanrahan | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49-30 | 5.28 | |
| C Cordero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 0.00 | |
| J Colome | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30-20 | 3.45 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 181-112 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: F Pie (By J Colome) Batters faced: M Chico 21; J Hanrahan 10; C Cordero 4; J Colome 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Chico 3-3; J Hanrahan 3-0; C Cordero 0-1; J Colome 0-4 Game Scores: M Chico 29 | ||||||||||
| CHC | WAS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Lee singled to left, R Johnson scored, R Theriot to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | M DeRosa singled to left, R Theriot and D Lee scored, K Fukudome to second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | D Lee doubled to left, R Johnson and R Theriot scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 8th | A Ramirez doubled to left, F Pie and D Lee scored. | 7 | 0 | |
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| Stadium | Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 35,188 (84.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Ed Montague, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |

