Cubs 6, 
Nationals 1
| W: | R. Harden (9-2) |
| L: | J. Bergmann (2-10) |
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| W Harris LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| C Guzman SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .293 |
| R Zimmerman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .268 |
| L Milledge CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .260 |
| R Belliard 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .278 |
| J Flores C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .264 |
| A Kearns RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 |
| A Hernandez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .438 |
| J Bergmann P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| S Shell P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Manning P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-R Langerhans PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J Hanrahan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | |
| a-walked for C Manning in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: A Kearns (7, 3rd inning off R Harden 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Kearns (32) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Hernandez 1, C Guzman 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Zimmerman (7, throw) DP: 1 (A Hernandez-R Belliard). | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Bergmann (L, 2-10) | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 112-64 | 4.56 |
| S Shell | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-6 | 2.25 |
| C Manning | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 5.12 |
| J Hanrahan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 3.72 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 145-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Bergmann 26; S Shell 4; C Manning 1; J Hanrahan 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Bergmann 4-8; S Shell 1-0; C Manning 0-0; J Hanrahan 1-2 Game Scores: J Bergmann 51 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| R Theriot SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .317 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| D Ward 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .218 |
| M DeRosa RF-2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| J Edmonds CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| G Soto C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .284 |
| M Fontenot 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-R Cedeno PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| J Samardzija P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Harden P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .067 |
| a-K Fukudome PH-RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| a-homered to right for R Harden in the 7th b-grounded to second for C Marmol in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (36, J Bergmann); M Fontenot (18, J Bergmann) HR: M Derosa (18, 2nd inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 0 Out); G Soto (19, 2nd inning off J Bergmann 1 on, 0 Out); K Fukudome (9, 7th inning off S Shell 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M DeRosa (77), G Soto 2 (71), K Fukudome 2 (49), A Ramirez (91) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ward 1, J Edmonds 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Theriot (19, 2nd base off J Bergmann/J Flores) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Ramirez (11, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Harden (W, 4-1) | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 109-77 | 1.47 |
| C Marmol | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-15 | 2.79 |
| J Samardzija | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-10 | 1.06 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 154-102 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Harden Batters faced: R Harden 23; C Marmol 6; J Samardzija 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Harden 3-7; C Marmol 0-2; J Samardzija 0-1 Game Scores: R Harden 80 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| WAS | CHC | |||
 | 2nd | M DeRosa homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | G Soto homered to left, J Edmonds scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 3rd | A Kearns homered to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 7th | K Fukudome homered to right, M Fontenot scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 7th | A Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Soriano scored, R Theriot out at second. | 1 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 40,682 (98.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:22 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Derryl Cousins |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 24th 2008
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| Toronto | 5 | in 11 |
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| Baltimore | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
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