Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - April 08, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 8, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Washington won 2-1

Game 1: Thursday, April 5
Washington	2	Final
Chi Cubs	1	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, April 7
Washington	7	Final
Chi Cubs	4	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, April 8
Washington	3	Final
Chi Cubs	4	Final
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Nationals 3

(2-1, 2-1 away)

Cubs 4

(1-2, 1-2 home)

Alerts

2:20 PM ET, April 8, 2012

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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

W: J. Samardzija (1-0)

L: J. Zimmermann (0-1)

S: C. Marmol (1)

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Desmond SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	13	.385	.429	.462
D Espinosa 2B	3	0	0	1	0	1	15	.182	.286	.455
R Zimmerman 3B	4	1	0	0	0	1	14	.091	.231	.091
A LaRoche 1B	4	1	1	2	0	2	19	.417	.462	.917
J Werth RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.000	.231	.000
X Nady LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.000	.000	.000
R Bernadina CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.182	.182	.273
W Ramos C	3	1	1	0	0	0	7	.200	.273	.200
J Zimmermann P	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.000	.000
a-C Tracy PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.500	.500	.750
R Mattheus P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
S Burnett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	30	3	4	3	1	8	119
a-struck out swinging for J Zimmermann in the 8th
BATTING 2B: I Desmond (1, J Samardzija) HR: A Laroche (2, 9th inning off J Samardzija 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Espinosa (2), A LaRoche 2 (4) S: J Zimmermann SF: D Espinosa 2-out RBI: A LaRoche 2 Nationals RISP: 2-5 (A LaRoche 1-2, D Espinosa 0-1, I Desmond 1-1, R Zimmerman 0-1) Team LOB: 3
FIELDING PB: W Ramos.

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Zimmermann (L, 0-1)	7.0	6	2	1	0	4	0	80-57	1.29
R Mattheus	0.1	1	2	2	2	0	0	16-7	13.50
S Burnett	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	0.00
Totals	8.0	8	4	3	2	5	0	107-71
PITCHING IBB: A Soriano (By R Mattheus) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Zimmermann 19/27; R Mattheus 1/4; S Burnett 0/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Zimmermann 16-7-11-23; R Mattheus 2-1-2-2; S Burnett 4-1-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Zimmermann 6-11; R Mattheus 0-1; S Burnett 1-0 Game Scores: J Zimmermann 63

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D DeJesus RF	3	1	0	0	1	0	15	.143	.333	.143
D Barney 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	12	.250	.250	.333
S Castro SS	4	2	2	1	0	0	11	.385	.385	.462
A Soriano LF	2	0	1	2	1	0	13	.333	.364	.333
I Stewart 3B	4	0	1	1	0	2	15	.250	.333	.500
B LaHair 1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	13	.400	.400	.800
M Byrd CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	.091	.167	.091
S Clevenger C	3	0	1	0	0	1	9	.333	.333	.333
J Samardzija P	2	0	0	0	0	1	13	.000	.000	.000
C Marmol P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	30	4	8	4	2	5	107
BATTING 2B: B LaHair 2 (2, J Zimmermann 2); D Barney (1, J Zimmermann); S Castro (1, R Mattheus) RBI: A Soriano 2 (2), S Castro (1), I Stewart (1) S: J Samardzija SF: A Soriano 2-out RBI: A Soriano Cubs RISP: 2-12 (J Samardzija 0-2, B LaHair 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1, S Clevenger 0-2, A Soriano 1-1, S Castro 0-1, I Stewart 1-1, M Byrd 0-3) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: S Castro 2 (4, 2nd base off J Zimmermann/W Ramos, 3rd base off R Mattheus/W Ramos)
FIELDING E: S Castro (1, throw)

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Samardzija (W, 1-0)	8.2	4	3	1	0	8	1	110-79	1.04
C Marmol (S, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-4	20.25
Totals	9.0	4	3	1	1	8	1	119-83
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Samardzija 25/31; C Marmol 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Samardzija 18-15-23-23; C Marmol 1-1-2-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Samardzija 8-10; C Marmol 0-1 Game Scores: J Samardzija 76

Scoring Summary

			WSH	CHC
	4th	A Soriano hit sacrifice fly to left, S Castro scored.	0	1
	6th	D Espinosa hit sacrifice fly to right, W Ramos scored.	1	1
	6th	A Soriano singled to shallow left, D Barney scored.	1	2
	8th	S Castro doubled to deep left center, D DeJesus scored.	1	3
	8th	I Stewart singled to center, S Castro scored, A Soriano to third.	1	4
	9th	A LaRoche homered to right (387 feet), R Zimmerman scored.	3	4
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Game Notes

CUBS INFIELDER BLAKE DEWITT WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP WITH BACK SPASMS.

Game Information

Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	31,973 (77.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:22
Weather	60 degrees, sunny
Wind	16 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Doug Eddings, First Base - Paul Nauert, Second Base - Dana DeMuth, Third Base - Kerwin Danley