Nationals 11-5 Cubs (5 Sep, 2012) Box Score

Washington Nationals

83-52, 41-25 home


CHC
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	5	8	0
2	3	0	3	0	1	1	1	-	11	19	0

E. Jackson9-9

5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

C. Rusin0-2

1.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusRF
L. Valbuena3B-2B
A. Rizzo1B
A. SorianoLF
S. CastroSS
W. CastilloC
B. JacksonCF
bJ. MatherPH-CF
D. Barney2B
M. SocolovichP
cD. SappeltPH
A. CabreraP
J. BeliveauP
eA. ReckerPH
C. RusinP
J. ChapmanP
aT. CampanaPH
B. ParkerP
R. DolisP
A. Cardenas2B
dJ. VittersPH-3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267	.356	.407
3	2	2	0	0	1	0	.231	.320	.374
3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.291	.340	.456
4	2	2	3	1	0	1	.261	.316	.498
4	0	2	2	0	0	1	.276	.312	.417
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.272	.330	.456
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.184	.304	.402
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.251	.314
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254	.297	.363
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.400	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.256	.296	.288
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.229	.260	.354
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.079	.132	.159
33	5	8	5	1	4	10

a-struck out swinging for J Chapman in the 3rd

b-flied out to center for B Jackson in the 7th

c-walked for M Socolovich in the 7th

d-walked for A Cardenas in the 7th

e-flied out to right for J Beliveau in the 9th

Batting
3BA Soriano (2, E Jackson)
HRA Soriano (26, 8th inning off R Mattheus 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIS Castro 2 (67), A Soriano 3 (88)
2Out RBIS Castro 2, A Soriano 2
GIDPA Soriano
Team LOB5
Team RISP3-6 (A Rizzo 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1, A Soriano 1-2, S Castro 2-2)

Baserunning
CSS Castro (12, 2nd base by E Jackson)

Fielding
AssistsA Soriano (M Morse at 3rd base)

Nationals Hitting

hitters
J. WerthCF-RF
I. DesmondSS
R. Zimmerman3B
S. Lombardozzi3B
M. MorseRF-LF
A. LaRoche1B
D. Espinosa2B
T. MooreLF
T. GorzelannyP
R. MattheusP
aM. DeRosaPH
M. GonzalezP
Je. FloresC
E. JacksonP
C. GarciaP
B. HarperCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	4	1	0	0	1	.324	.404	.478
5	1	2	4	1	0	2	.289	.324	.504
5	1	1	1	1	0	2	.282	.348	.459
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.326	.360
5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.287	.317	.451
4	2	4	2	2	1	0	.266	.338	.498
4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.257	.323	.415
4	1	1	2	1	0	0	.279	.342	.515
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.147	.280	.206
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	1	1	1	1	0	1	.223	.255	.335
3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.220	.250	.220
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.256	.325	.433
42	11	19	11	6	2	8

a-struck out swinging for R Mattheus in the 8th

Batting
2BJ Werth (16, C Rusin); I Desmond (26, C Rusin); D Espinosa 2 (31, J Beliveau, R Dolis); B Harper (20, A Cabrera)
HRI Desmond (20, 1st inning off C Rusin 1 on, 0 Out); J Flores (5, 2nd inning off C Rusin 0 on, 0 Out); A LaRoche 2 (27, 4th inning off R Dolis 0 on, 2 Out; 8th inning off J Beliveau 0 on, 1 Out); T Moore (8, 4th inning off R Dolis 1 on, 2 Out); R Zimmerman (18, 6th inning off M Socolovich 0 on, 0 Out)
RBII Desmond 4 (63), J Flores (25), A LaRoche 2 (87), T Moore 2 (24), R Zimmerman (72), J Werth (25)
2Out RBIA LaRoche, T Moore 2
Team LOB9
Team RISP3-11 (J Werth 1-1, M DeRosa 0-1, T Moore 1-3, D Espinosa 0-1, M Morse 0-1, I Desmond 1-2, R Zimmerman 0-1, J Flores 0-1)

Baserunning
SBD Espinosa (18, 2nd base off M Socolovich/W Castillo)

Fielding
DP1 (E Jackson-I Desmond-A LaRoche)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Rusin(L,0-2)
J. Chapman
B. Parker
R. Dolis
M. Socolovich
A. Cabrera
J. Beliveau
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
1.0	8	5	5	1	1	2	43-27	9.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-9	0.00
1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	17-13	1.59
1.0	3	3	3	0	1	2	22-14	7.12
2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	29-18	4.50
1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	14-10	8.44
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	28-17	4.05
8.0	19	11	11	2	8	6	168-108

Pitching
WPA Cabrera
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC Rusin 5-11; J Chapman 3-4; B Parker 3-5; R Dolis 5-6; M Socolovich 5-8; A Cabrera 3-5; J Beliveau 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC Rusin 6-5-7-9; J Chapman 3-4-0-2; B Parker 3-3-3-4; R Dolis 2-5-2-5; M Socolovich 6-2-4-6; A Cabrera 1-6-1-2; J Beliveau 4-4-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Rusin 0-1; J Chapman 0-2; B Parker 2-0; R Dolis 1-1; M Socolovich 1-4; A Cabrera 0-1; J Beliveau 1-1
Game ScoresC Rusin 17

Nationals Pitching

pitchers
E. Jackson(W,9-9)
C. Garcia
T. Gorzelanny
R. Mattheus
M. Gonzalez
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	7	4	4	1	8	0	93-62	3.63
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	30-13	3.19
1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	9-7	2.62
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-7	2.54
9.0	8	5	5	4	10	1	148-91

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE Jackson 18-23; C Garcia 0-1; T Gorzelanny 3-6; R Mattheus 2-4; M Gonzalez 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE Jackson 21-12-15-14; C Garcia 0-0-1-1; T Gorzelanny 4-2-5-2; R Mattheus 0-1-3-3; M Gonzalez 2-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Jackson 4-4; C Garcia 0-1; T Gorzelanny 0-2; R Mattheus 2-0; M Gonzalez 0-3
Game ScoresE Jackson 46

Scoring Summary

		CHC	WSH
1st	I Desmond homered to right center (403 feet), J Werth scored.	0	2
2nd	J Flores homered to center (407 feet).	0	3
2nd	I Desmond doubled to deep center, E Jackson and J Werth scored.	0	5
4th	S Castro singled to right, L Valbuena scored.	1	5
4th	A LaRoche homered to center (395 feet).	1	6
4th	T Moore homered to left (395 feet), D Espinosa scored.	1	8
6th	A Soriano tripled to deep left center, L Valbuena and A Rizzo scored.	3	8
6th	S Castro reached on infield single to second, A Soriano scored.	4	8
6th	R Zimmerman homered to center (414 feet).	4	9
7th	J Werth singled to right, B Harper scored.	4	10
8th	A Soriano homered to right center (400 feet).	5	10
8th	A LaRoche homered to right (385 feet).	5	11

Cubs
1
Nationals
2

Game 1

3/9

Cubs
5
Nationals
11

Game 2

5/9

Cubs
1
Nationals
9

Game 3

6/9

Cubs
2
Nationals
9

Game 4

7/9

Nationals Park

12:05 AM, 5 September 2012

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 17,648

Game Time:3:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Estabrook
First Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	95	67	.586	-	W1
Atlanta	89	73	.549	6	W1
New York	89	73	.549	6	L1
Washington	71	91	.438	24	L1
Miami	62	100	.383	33	W4

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E. Jackson9-9

C. Rusin0-2

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