Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - August 09, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 9, 2011

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Washington leads 1-0 (as of 8/9)

Game 1: Monday, August 8
Washington		Postponed
Chi Cubs		Postponed
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Game 1: Tuesday, August 9
Washington	3	Final
Chi Cubs	1	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, August 10
Washington	2	Final
Chi Cubs	4	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, August 11
Washington	3	Final
Chi Cubs	4	Final
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Nationals 3

(56-59, 24-36 away)

Cubs 1

(49-67, 27-33 home)

Alerts

8:05 PM ET, August 9, 2011

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	6	0
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0

W: C. Wang (1-2)

L: M. Garza (5-9)

S: D. Storen (30)

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Ankiel CF	3	0	1	0	1	2	14	.248	.312	.388
D Espinosa 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	11	.226	.311	.418
R Zimmerman 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	15	.298	.369	.440
M Morse 1B	4	1	1	1	0	2	23	.323	.371	.562
J Werth RF	3	1	1	0	1	2	19	.224	.331	.378
J Gomes LF	4	1	2	2	0	2	14	.222	.344	.428
I Desmond SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	16	.228	.276	.320
W Ramos C	4	0	0	0	0	1	22	.245	.318	.399
C Wang P	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.000	.000
a-B Bixler PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.182	.250	.236
S Burnett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
T Clippard P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Storen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	33	3	6	3	2	15	142
a-popped out to shortstop for C Wang in the 7th
BATTING 2B: J Gomes (9, M Garza) HR: M Morse (20, 6th inning off M Garza 0 on, 1 Out); J Gomes (13, 6th inning off M Garza 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Morse (68), J Gomes 2 (35) Nationals RISP: 0-2 (W Ramos 0-1, I Desmond 0-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING DP: 1 (I Desmond-D Espinosa-M Morse).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Wang (W, 1-2)	6.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	81-53	3.60
S Burnett (H, 13)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	4.68
T Clippard (H, 29)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	17-10	1.68
D Storen (S, 30)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20-12	2.70
Totals	9.0	3	1	1	3	4	1	130-84
PITCHING HBP: M Byrd (By C Wang) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Wang 14/21; S Burnett 2/4; T Clippard 1/4; D Storen 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Wang 17-3-16-17; S Burnett 3-1-2-3; T Clippard 4-1-2-3; D Storen 2-4-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Wang 12-5; S Burnett 1-1; T Clippard 1-1; D Storen 0-2 Game Scores: C Wang 69

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Castro SS	4	1	1	1	0	0	9	.313	.341	.442
D Barney 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	9	.285	.317	.358
B DeWitt 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	.266	.289	.402
C Pena 1B	2	0	0	0	2	0	20	.221	.346	.444
M Byrd CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.307	.350	.445
A Soriano LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	17	.243	.283	.460
T Colvin RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	13	.123	.188	.262
G Soto C	2	0	0	0	1	1	17	.237	.325	.411
M Garza P	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.068	.089	.068
a-T Campana PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	.280	.314	.340
J Russell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125
K Wood P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-R Johnson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	.323	.366	.532
C Marmol P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	28	1	3	1	3	4	130
a-reached on infield single to second for M Garza in the 6th b-struck out swinging for K Wood in the 8th
BATTING HR: S Castro (6, 8th inning off T Clippard 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: S Castro (53) S: M Garza 2-out RBI: S Castro GIDP: A Soriano Cubs RISP: 0-4 (B DeWitt 0-1, S Castro 0-2, D Barney 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: T Campana (13, 2nd base off C Wang/W Ramos)

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Garza (L, 5-9)	6.0	6	3	3	2	9	2	105-68	3.81
J Russell	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-7	4.23
K Wood	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	16-13	3.68
C Marmol	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-8	3.54
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	2	15	2	142-96
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Garza 17/26; J Russell 3/3; K Wood 3/3; C Marmol 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Garza 18-15-21-14; J Russell 2-3-0-2; K Wood 4-3-6-0; C Marmol 4-3-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Garza 3-6; J Russell 0-2; K Wood 0-0; C Marmol 1-0 Game Scores: M Garza 55

Game Notes

CUBS THIRD BASEMAN ARAMIS RAMIREZ WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP DUE TO BACK SPASMS.
NATIONALS THIRD BASEMAN RYAN ZIMMERMAN SINGLED IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 17 GAMES.

Game Information

Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	37,109 (90.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:41
Weather	77 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Bruce Dreckman, Second Base - Al Porter, Third Base - Rob Drake