Nationals 5, 
Cubs 4
| W: | J. Martin (3-3) |
| L: | R. Wells (9-7) |
| SV: | M. MacDougal (14) |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| N Morgan CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .307 | .369 |
W Harris CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | .230 | .361 |
| C Guzman SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .303 | .323 |
| R Zimmerman 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .303 | .376 |
| A Dunn 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .283 | .417 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| J Willingham LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .296 | .403 |
J Padilla LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 |
| R Belliard 2B-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .249 | .299 |
| E Dukes RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .236 | .303 |
| J Bard C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .236 | .306 |
| J Martin P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .286 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
A Gonzalez 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .291 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 143 | ||
| BATTING 2B: C Guzman (22, R Wells) HR: R Zimmerman (27, 1st inning off R Wells 1 on, 0 Out); A Dunn (34, 3rd inning off R Wells 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Guzman 2 (46), R Zimmerman 2 (88), A Dunn (90) S: J Bard Nationals RISP: 2-5 (A Gonzalez 0-1, R Zimmerman 1-1, C Guzman 1-3) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Morgan 2 (42, 2nd base off R Wells/K Hill, 3rd base off R Wells/K Hill) | |||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Martin (W, 3-3) | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 103-64 | 4.85 |
| T Clippard (H, 2) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30-20 | 2.63 |
| S Burnett (H, 10) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 3.00 |
| M MacDougal (S, 14) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27-18 | 1.98 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 171-107 | |
| PITCHING WP: M MacDougal HBP: R Theriot (By J Martin); D Lee (By J Martin) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Martin 13/23; T Clippard 6/8; S Burnett 1/1; M MacDougal 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Martin 19-2-26-17; T Clippard 1-4-12-3; S Burnett 1-2-1-1; M MacDougal 1-3-11-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Martin 4-9; T Clippard 1-1; S Burnett 1-0; M MacDougal 3-0 Game Scores: J Martin 47 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .293 | .345 |
| M Bradley RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .255 | .387 |
| D Lee 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .293 | .375 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .328 | .391 |
| K Fukudome CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .275 | .387 |
| A Soriano LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .238 | .299 |
| M Fontenot 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .226 | .294 |
K Gregg P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
a-J Fox PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .295 | .345 |
A Guzman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| K Hill C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .240 | .326 |
b-S Fuld PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .278 | .400 |
| R Wells P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .189 | .231 |
J Baker 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .281 | .333 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 171 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for K Gregg in the 8th b-walked for K Hill in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING HR: A Ramirez (11, 3rd inning off J Martin 1 on, 2 Out); D Lee (25, 5th inning off J Martin 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Ramirez 3 (42), D Lee (86) S: R Wells 2-out RBI: A Ramirez 3 Cubs RISP: 2-7 (A Soriano 0-1, A Ramirez 2-2, K Fukudome 0-1, R Theriot 0-2, M Bradley 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Wells (L, 9-7) | 6.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 110-65 | 3.06 |
| K Gregg | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.20 |
| A Guzman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 3.20 |
| J Grabow | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 2.81 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 143-83 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Wells 17/28; K Gregg 3/5; A Guzman 2/3; J Grabow 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Wells 20-8-17-20; K Gregg 2-1-2-3; A Guzman 3-1-0-2; J Grabow 1-1-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Wells 6-9; K Gregg 1-3; A Guzman 1-1; J Grabow 0-1 Game Scores: R Wells 43 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| WAS | CHC | |||
 | 1st | C Guzman doubled to right, N Morgan scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | R Zimmerman homered to center, C Guzman scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | C Guzman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Martin scored, W Harris out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd | A Dunn homered to right center. | 5 | 0 |
 | 3rd | A Ramirez homered to left, D Lee scored. | 5 | 2 |
| 5th | D Lee homered to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 7th | A Ramirez singled to center, J Baker scored, D Lee to third. | 5 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| NATIONALS CENTERFIELDER NYJER MORGAN LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIRST INNING FOR AN UNDISCLOSED REASON. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 35,174 (85.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Tony Randazzo, Third Base - Rob Drake |
MLB Scores
Thursday, August 27th
| Texas | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| NY Mets | 10 | Final |
| Florida | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Washington | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 9 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 8 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| Arizona | 11 | Final |
| San Francisco | 0 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 0 |