Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals - Box Score - September 05, 2012

Scores for Sep 5, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 4

Washington leads 3-0 (as of 9/5)

(51-85, 17-51 away)

(84-52, 42-25 home)

7:05 PM ET, September 5, 2012

Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Mather CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.202	.248	.309
b-B Jackson PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.182	.301	.398
D Sappelt RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	19	.000	.222	.000
A Rizzo 1B	4	1	1	1	0	2	17	.290	.338	.465
A Soriano LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	12	.259	.314	.495
d-B LaHair PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.256	.337	.450
S Castro SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	15	.276	.311	.416
W Castillo C	3	0	1	0	0	1	10	.274	.330	.462
A Recker C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Vitters 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.076	.127	.152
A Cabrera P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Chapman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Barney 2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	.256	.298	.363
c-A Cardenas PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.224	.255	.347
C Volstad P	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.136	.136	.136
a-T Campana PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.255	.294	.286
M Bowden P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
B Parker P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
L Valbuena 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.230	.318	.372
Totals	32	1	4	1	0	11	123
a-bunt popped out to catcher for C Volstad in the 6th b-struck out swinging for J Mather in the 8th c-grounded to first for D Barney in the 8th d-struck out swinging for A Soriano in the 9th
BATTING 2B: W Castillo (8, G Gonzalez) HR: A Rizzo (11, 9th inning off C Stammen 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Rizzo (32) Cubs RISP: 0-1 (J Vitters 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING DP: 1 (C Volstad-D Barney-A Rizzo).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Volstad (L, 2-10)	5.0	9	5	5	4	2	3	89-46	6.23
M Bowden	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	24-16	4.56
B Parker	0.1	3	3	3	2	0	2	20-9	6.00
A Cabrera	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	16-9	7.94
J Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-7	0.00
Totals	8.0	13	9	9	8	7	6	158-87
PITCHING IBB: K Suzuki 2 (By C Volstad) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Volstad 13/27; M Bowden 4/5; B Parker 3/6; A Cabrera 0/3; J Chapman 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Volstad 7-7-11-21; M Bowden 4-3-6-3; B Parker 2-2-1-4; A Cabrera 1-3-5-0; J Chapman 1-3-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Volstad 8-5; M Bowden 1-1; B Parker 0-1; A Cabrera 0-0; J Chapman 0-1 Game Scores: C Volstad 27

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Bernadina CF	5	2	2	1	0	0	20	.304	.383	.415
B Harper RF	3	2	2	2	2	0	13	.259	.330	.449
R Zimmerman 3B	4	1	1	1	1	1	20	.282	.348	.457
M DeRosa PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.280	.206
A LaRoche 1B	4	1	3	3	1	1	19	.270	.342	.506
C Brown LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.438
M Morse LF	4	0	1	0	1	1	23	.287	.318	.448
C Stammen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
I Desmond SS	5	1	1	1	0	3	21	.288	.322	.507
D Espinosa 2B	5	1	2	1	0	1	10	.258	.323	.423
K Suzuki C	3	1	1	0	2	0	15	.243	.321	.351
G Gonzalez P	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	.105	.119	.175
a-C Tracy PH-1B	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.282	.350	.493
Totals	36	9	13	9	8	7	158
a-walked for G Gonzalez in the 7th
BATTING 2B: D Espinosa (32, C Volstad) HR: R Bernadina (4, 3rd inning off C Volstad 0 on, 0 Out); B Harper 2 (17, 3rd inning off C Volstad 0 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off M Bowden 0 on, 1 Out); A LaRoche (28, 3rd inning off C Volstad 1 on, 0 Out); I Desmond (21, 7th inning off B Parker 0 on, 0 Out); D Espinosa (16, 7th inning off B Parker 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A LaRoche 3 (90), R Bernadina (23), B Harper 2 (47), I Desmond (64), D Espinosa (50), R Zimmerman (73) 2-out RBI: A LaRoche GIDP: R Zimmerman Nationals RISP: 1-10 (A LaRoche 1-2, R Bernadina 0-1, D Espinosa 0-1, G Gonzalez 0-2, M Morse 0-1, I Desmond 0-2, R Zimmerman 0-1) Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: R Bernadina (15, 2nd base off C Volstad/W Castillo)
FIELDING E: I Desmond (14, throw)

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
G Gonzalez (W, 18-7)	7.0	3	0	0	0	9	0	93-61	2.98
C Stammen	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	30-19	2.52
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	0	11	1	123-80
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Gonzalez 14/25; C Stammen 5/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Gonzalez 17-13-15-16; C Stammen 9-2-3-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 5-7; C Stammen 2-2 Game Scores: G Gonzalez 80

			CHC	WSH
	1st	A LaRoche singled to right center, R Bernadina scored.	0	1
	3rd	R Bernadina homered to center (407 feet).	0	2
	3rd	B Harper homered to left (422 feet).	0	3
	3rd	A LaRoche homered to left (385 feet), R Zimmerman scored.	0	5
	6th	B Harper homered to right (430 feet).	0	6
	7th	I Desmond homered to center (420 feet).	0	7
	7th	D Espinosa homered to center (438 feet).	0	8
	7th	R Zimmerman walked, K Suzuki scored, C Tracy to third, B Harper to second.	0	9
	9th	A Rizzo homered to center (424 feet).	1	9
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IAN DESMOND AND DANNY ESPINOSA OF THE NATIONALS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE SEVENTH INNING.
CUBS MANAGER DALE SVEUM WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE LARRY VANOVER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.
ROGER BERNADINA AND BRYCE HARPER OF THE NATIONALS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE THIRD INNING.

Stadium	Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	21,244 (51.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:00
Weather	83 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	3 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Mike Estabrook

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